Chapter 496: Freedom of Eating

"This junior should be here to show off this time.

Jian Yong's words were full of smiles, undisguised relief and a bit of envy.

He couldn't see the so-called difference between the electric lights except that they were brighter, but Jian Yong could still see how gorgeous the light show was when the light screen played rapidly.

Compared with this, although Jian Yong has never seen the seven-story revolving lanterns and lantern towers of the Tang Dynasty, he feels that they must be inferior to those of later generations.

The power does not exceed the duties and there is no chaos, all officials have their own duties and are careful to observe their appearance, the superiors and governors do not violate the teachings in name and in real life, and rewards and punishments are not given out of joy or anger. This is the era of great governance that has been pursued since the pre-Qin Dynasty.

However, what later generations saw now shattered this perception time and time again.

For Jian Yong, it was possible to travel across the vast territory of China with mules and horses and remember its features.

Although Rome cannot be reached by mules and horses, when we can build boats and learn about the customs, we can go westward with the wind to visit exotic customs.

But it seems that in addition to being able to climb up to the blue sky and explore the deep blue mountains, this descendant can also be said to be a Taoist on the road of eating and enjoying.

How could Jian Yong not be tempted by this?

But the biggest problem despite being tempted is...he really can't go to this future life.

The continent and the sea can be crossed by boats and horses, but how can there be a way to cross the barrier of time?

The only hope left was to reproduce these sightseeing and eating activities as much as possible. Naturally, Jian Yong looked at Kong Ming.

However, Kong Ming didn't have time to give Jian Yong a definite answer for the time being, because he was busy talking to Pang Tong beside him.

"This Kongming lantern is probably Zhuge Kongming's lantern! Kongming actually knows the heat...thermodynamics!"

"Shi Yuan's words are wrong! I wish to offer sacrifices to Qi and worship Kong Ming. These are the words for seeking perfection. There may be countless people named after this for thousands of years. Zhuge Kongming does not dare to steal his name."

"Then Kong Ming really understands thermal dynamics?"

"I..." Kong Ming was speechless.

A narrow smile appeared on Pang Tong's face, he leaned over and tapped the drawing in front of Kong Ming and said:

"It seems that this lantern will be named Kongming Lantern."

What Pang Tong ordered was what Kong Ming had drawn beforehand. The bamboo was covered with bone paper, and a short candle was built in to fly into the sky. Next to it was the conjecture that Kong Ming had jotted down:

"When a fire is made from firewood, the charcoal ash will rise up to the sky and then slowly fall down with the red flames. The principle may be the same as that of a lamp. The empty energy may also be divided into clear and turbid..."

Kongming couldn't laugh or cry, and he didn't want to steal the name of future generations. However, this lantern was painted by later generations on New Year's Eve. It really has no name. Could it really be the Kongming Lantern?

Before he could figure it out, Pang Tong pulled Kong Ming back and exclaimed:

"What is this electric light? Is it possible that later generations can control thunder and lightning and use it to benefit the people?"

"If future generations can build heavenly palaces in the virtual universe, what's the difference between being able to control lightning?"

Liu Bei disagreed and even thought that the military advisor was really making a fuss.

If someone at this time said that he could control thunder and lightning and travel through Taixu, Liu Bei would regard him as a deceiver with strange power and chaos, and beat him with a stick.

But in future generations, Liu Bei just wanted to ask, how did he do it?

Fazheng suppressed a smile and looked at Lu Su, who was beside him, who was ignorant and trying to calm down. He saw confusion in capital letters in his eyes, and he seemed to be asking himself, the mouth shape should be the word "Tiangong?"

Kong Ming was helpless. He felt that what his lord said made some sense, but it seemed completely different:

"When yin and yang are stimulated, lightning is generated, its shape is like the anger of the sky, the thunder is stirred up like a catastrophe, and the sound of clearing the heaven and earth is broken through the sky."

"The electric lamp of this later generation lantern festival... has a constant luster, which is completely opposite to the electric lamp."

Pang Tong also nodded and agreed softly:

"Later generations may have a way to tame lightning."

But at least now it can be regarded as solving a doubt for them:

When they saw the splendid lights of later generations, they still had doubts about what could be used as candles to light up the land of China.

Only now do we know that candlelight can be replaced by electric lightning.

But it is even more difficult for them to imagine how to achieve such a method.

The idea of ​​using the power of heaven for human use made everyone in Han Chang'an stop talking for a while. They just raised their heads and silently looked at the lantern display of future generations.

From a morphological point of view, this later lantern show did not escape the stereotypes mentioned just now.

Various lamp shapes are either anthropomorphic or imitate mountains, rivers, trees, trees, insects and animals, but what is different from those described in the Tang and Song Dynasties is that most of these huge electric lamps can move.

Those who are anthropomorphic can blink and wave their hands.

The lamp simulates mountains and rivers, with the sound of waves and mountain streams, and the lamp will light up and darken accordingly, just like real flowing water.

The insectoid beasts are even worse. The phoenix can flutter its wings and cry softly, and the dragon can open its mouth to spray.

And thinking about the electric thunder contained in these giant lamps, everyone in Han Chang'an couldn't help but look a little more dignified.

For the civil and military personnel of Ganlu Hall, such a lantern show is not something they think about much.

"It's truly a magnificent scene." This is the consensus of almost everyone.

After all, future generations have said that burning lanterns in the Shangyuan Dynasty was a custom that existed before the Sui Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty inherited the customs of the Sui Dynasty, so it was easier for the civil and military officials of Ganlu Palace to immerse themselves in the mood of admiring the lanterns.

The second most immersed person in the Manna Palace is Empress Changsun. After all, the prime minister and ministers also live outside the palace. Even if they are busy during the festival, they can still go home and enjoy it.

She was different. After Erlang was "Zen" as the crown prince and ascended the throne, he was accustomed to being in the palace and it was difficult to go out. At this moment, she even remembered the two people Li Xian and Wei Empress just mentioned who went out of the palace incognito to appreciate Shangyuan.

Therefore, at this moment, she looked at Li Shimin with a hint of resentment.

But what Li Shimin cares about at the moment is another thing:

"The Emperor Yang burned agarwood to show off his wealth. Compared with this scene, fireflies are no more brilliant than the bright moon."

As for the seven-story lighthouse and the 150-foot lantern tower, Li Shimin has completely let it go.

It's just the Lantern Festival. No matter how luxurious it is, can it compare to Wu Zetian's second Mingtang? Can it compare to the Tianshu copper pillar worth 10 billion yuan?

It's even far inferior to Yang Guang, the prodigal son, okay? What else can he ask for.

Shaking his head slightly in his heart, Li Shimin even blushed a little at this moment.

After all, no matter how you look at it, Emperor Yang is the last emperor of the Sui Dynasty and the emperor who is close to him. When he first ascended the throne, it is inevitable that he will compare himself to him and act in accordance with the rules. But now it seems that Emperor Yang is really nothing to compare with.

By now, Du Ruhui had also tasted the taste:

"The difference between our Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty is probably only the wealth of the people."

Fang Xuanling nodded slightly and added:

"There is also a difference in culture and governance. The price of paper in the Song Dynasty should be very cheap."

Comparatively speaking, they are all unfamiliar with the craftsmanship, so there have been many omissions before, but the difference between the Song Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty has been mentioned more than once, so now the difference in culture and governance is more obvious.

Bamboo paper is cheap, the emperor promoted the imperial examination, and the atmosphere of advocating learning was formed. The people were enlightened and the craftsmanship was studied. The government did not ban migration, so the Song Dynasty became rich.

After Yuanzheng, Fang Xuanling also went to find Yan Lide and asked him to order the Chief of Works to find the method of bamboo paper.

But now it seems that the only doubt is why the Song Dynasty was so difficult to fight...

Therefore, the prime ministers of Zhenguan are cautious when imitating the Song Dynasty, and there are fierce debates every month about the reasons for the weakness of the Song Dynasty.

"But the legal holidays..."

Du Ruhui figured out the meaning in a blink of an eye, but he was also amazed:

"There can be such a grand scene when it is not a holiday..."

Yan Lide's eyes moved slightly:

"Electric lights, electricity..."

...

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes moved slightly, and he was a little depressed.

Whether it was the New Year's Eve celebration or the Lantern Festival, later generations clearly said that the Song Dynasty was better than the Tang Dynasty.

I thought that I should let Emperor Taizong of Tang see the strengths of the Song Dynasty, but in the end, all the scenes presented were later scenes, and they said in a nonchalant tone that this was "the best in five thousand years", which made the Zhao Song officials speechless for a while.

But looking at those exquisitely crafted, lifelike and moving colored lanterns, he had to admit: It was indeed not comparable.

But seeing the Tang Dynasty's unscrupulous celebration, thinking about Emperor Wu of Han looking north to the Xiongnu while seeking "cultural unification", and thinking about the prosperity of later generations, there is no need to say more.

On the other hand, the Northern Song Dynasty he created...Ah, the Great Song Dynasty, defeated Liao and Xia and was destroyed by the golden hand.

The royal family fled south and lived on the river, and he blushed for a moment.

So he naturally had a hope in his heart:

I only need to imitate Emperor Gaozu of Han and Emperor Taizong of Tang and unify the world in my lifetime. Even if the disaster between the north and the south cannot be resolved, it should be much easier, right?

Zhao Kuangyin had a lot of complicated things in his mind. While thinking about various plans, he followed the light curtain to appreciate the beautiful lanterns of later generations.

But what is an electric light? Zhao Kuangyin pondered for a breath and threw it aside:

Whatever it is, it must be something that is difficult to reach in this world, and it is useless to think about it.

Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi both started to appreciate the lanterns early, and they were amazed by the colorful phoenixes flapping their wings, the colorful dragons swallowing clouds and puffing out mist, and all kinds of moving scenes from time to time.

Zhao Guangyi even wondered whether he should call more craftsmen this year to try to imitate the lanterns of later generations and make them more beautiful?

Time passed in a flash, the scenery of the colorful lights on the screen faded quickly, and the voice of the younger generation sounded again.

[As we said before, even the ancients had to attend social events and sacrifices during the Chinese New Year, which was quite tiring.

As a result, the Lantern Festival became the most relaxing festival during the Chinese New Year holiday.

During the Lantern Festival, the preparations before the New Year had already been completed, and the sacrifices and social events during the Chinese New Year had also been completed. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the family sat together without worrying about anything and had a real reunion dinner.

As for the Yuanxiao that we are familiar with now, it only appeared in the Song Dynasty. At first, it was named floating Yuanzi according to its floating appearance after being cooked. Later, merchants named it Yuanbao and Yuanxiao for good luck.

Because it is a food with sweet fillings of glutinous rice bread, it is quite sweet, so it was also called Tangyuan in the Song Dynasty, and later evolved into the name of Tangyuan today.

Although there were different methods of "wrapping Yuanxiao" and "rolling Yuanxiao" in the north and south later, in short, this thing is used to pray for blessings, and it also has the meaning of reunion since the Song Dynasty.

After the family had experienced the sacrifices and social activities before and after the New Year, they sat down together on the 15th day of the first lunar month to eat a meal of Yuanxiao, and then went out to enjoy the lanterns together to pray for a family reunion in the coming year. This is the meaning that this food gave to the ancients.

In addition, the original glutinous rice balls in the Song Dynasty were quite expensive. In the Song Dynasty, they were called "treasures in the city", and it might be a bit difficult for ordinary people to consume them.

From this point, we can also talk about that in the Song Dynasty, those who passed the imperial examinations had a one-third holiday in a year.

Today, the Lantern Festival is no longer a legal holiday. If the Lantern Festival falls on a weekday and you still have to go to work, you can only enjoy the lanterns after get off work.

In comparison, the Song Dynasty seemed very happy, but as ordinary people, you had to grit your teeth to eat a bowl of glutinous rice balls, which shows that this happiness is still a little far from the people.

Modern history textbooks say that the prosperity of the feudal era was only a specific stage of prosperity in a country, and it could not solve the irreconcilable contradictions between farmers and landlords, nor could it solve the land annexation problem caused by private land. It was not a paradise on earth.

More than two thousand years have passed since Liu Che decided to light lanterns to worship Taiyi God on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in 104 BC.

More than two thousand years have passed, and ordinary people throughout the ages have fought unremittingly through various forms until now, and we have finally achieved "Tangyuan Freedom."

Although there is no holiday, it at least brings a successful conclusion to the thousands of years of Chinese New Year history.

So this issue ends here, thank you to the audience, grandpa, for watching, I love you! 】

Jian Yong was very satisfied and recorded another food preparation method.

And its meaning is quite good. In troubled times, reunion... is so difficult.

As for giving things to future generations... of course Jian Yong didn't need to worry about it. He was more lamenting about the thousands of years of evolution of the New Year.

Although Tangyuan Freedom is half-understood, I can probably understand it, so I sighed:

“What the common people have been asking for for thousands of years is nothing more than real wealth.”

This is really a basic requirement, just like when Emperor Xiaowen praised Taicang's governance and said that Taicang had so much old grain that it rotted, it's like when Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty recalled the Kaiyuan Dynasty and said that there were still thousands of households in the small town.

Jian Yong's thoughts stopped for a moment, and Jian Yong turned his head to glance at Liu Bei, and then thought to himself:

This may be the reason why Xuande Gong is favored by the younger generations...

Otherwise, if you are like that Cao thief who drives the living people into livestock and slaughters the city at every turn just because they have not surrendered, even if you achieve the foundation, it will only enable Wang Xun to sing and sing every night, and I am afraid it will be worthless in the eyes of future generations.

Liu Bei didn't think much about it at all. At this moment, he was staring closely at the statement that the prosperous age was not a paradise on earth. He frowned and couldn't take his eyes away. He could vaguely feel that these simple words clearly explained the rise and fall of the dynasty.

And it seems to have pointed out a solution... Will later generations really use this method to establish their country? Liu Bei had a lot of thoughts for a while.

Looking at the final simple bowl of glutinous rice balls on the light screen, he was also truly happy for future generations and imagined:

"If we can enable all Han children to eat freely, I fear that the rise of the Han Dynasty will be indestructible."

Ma Chao laughed and said, "If Duke Xuande can make Han and Qiang people eat meat freely, even if I let my horse trample Xudu Ye City, I will not hesitate!"

These words immediately made Kong Ming and others look at him:

If you, Ma Mengqi, say that if you want your horse to set foot in Yecheng, Xudu, it is best to go towards the traitor Cao, not anything else.

After Kong Ming memorized the content, he breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the mysterious veil of future generations seemed to have lifted a corner.

But at this time, a line of words slowly floated across the dim light screen:

〖Zhao Kuangyin: Can Wuhou and General Tiance clarify the mystery of what the giant ball seen after the light of China was extremely small... is?

Zhao Kuangyin: Also, what is payment? 〗