According to historical records, since the Han Dynasty, the winter solstice has been regarded as the natural transformation of yin and yang, the first day of the year, and a symbol of good fortune.
The custom of celebrating the "Winter Festival" also emerged from the Han Dynasty.
So before and after this day, from the top to the hundred officials, down to the people, 具都不问正事，只走亲访友，以做'安身静体'。
Xu City, a small court with no real name, is no exception. Yan Qing, however, has a headache - because of his high position and power, and his close relationship with Lu Bu, those who really admire him, those who purely want to curry favor with him, or those who are trying to show their goodwill to Lu Bu through him, are all rushing to the door to visit him in the past few days, and are piling up to give him heavy gifts.
Make reluctant to meet guests Yan Qing even the family home is not good to stay, in order to avoid these people, simply to the palace to find the ritual officer to go, personally supervise the preparations for the ceremony of the heavenly sacrifice.
This time, however, he was happy to stay for almost the New Year.
Lu Bu came diligently, but never persuade Yan Qing back to the house, days like years, and can not find someone to spread the fire of the situation, can only be a dead horse as a living horse, moved to Guo Jia as a savior.
Guo Jia's mouth should be good, but he is not doing his job, and he is openly harassing Yan Qing with his personal affairs, so he turned back to only perfunctory Lu Bu.
In return, Yan Qing also heard some exclusive gossip from the well-informed man.
Yan Qing is still very interested in these small anecdotes of famous historical figures, just in the way of the image (idol baggage), not good to openly inquire, but Guo Jia did not hide their own this point of bad taste, but also a glimpse through the nature of his hypocrisy, the mood is good, to share with him.
Such as Lu Xun and Zhuge Liang relationship has eased the trend, but with the age of the gradual growth has nothing to do, but Yan Qing is quite worried about this thing spread to the ears of Lu Bu, and the Lord is a unreasonable, see them in the more amicable, the more they have to order them to sleep with the same bed, but is a trick of no less than the poison to fight the poison.
The only way for the two to escape this torture was to shake hands on the fly.
According to Lu Bu's theory, even if he looked at Yan Qing with a hundred displeasure in the beginning, it was not just a matter of talking at night with candles and sleeping together with his feet for a long time, which led to a deep love and affection.
Among other wonderful anecdotes, Sun Ce has the most as a main character.
It is said that Sun Ce, a southern expedition, lucky to get the local beauty of the two beauties, originally wanted to offer to Lu Bu Yan Qing, was dissuaded by his subordinates, then immediately thought to share with his good brother Zhou Yu.
The two beauties happen to be one big and one small, isn't that perfect?
When Sun Ce returned to the city from his division and killed the Xuzhou assassin's residence with great gusto, he announced the news at the dinner table, yet he didn't know that Cai Wen Ji had just gotten pregnant, and was so upset by the news that she was out of breath for a few days that she was almost fetal.
Sun Ce has really become a bad thing with good intentions and has caused Zhou Yu a lot of trouble.
In addition, there is also Sun Ce in order to make his brother Sun Quan happy, even had the audacity to pick out a robust elephant from the trophies of war to give him as a pet, however, the blue-eyed child is not only satisfied with the ornamental, but also learned to ride an elephant, and even abducted Cao Cao's family's two sons, Cao Zhi and Cao Pi together. As a result, Cao Zhi did not pay attention once, told Cao Zhi rolled down from the top, and broke one of his legs in a ridiculous incident.
This time around, things are slightly different.
Hearing the announcement, Yan Qing smiled helplessly, "Feng Xiao has come early today."
"That's for sure, the official business is still not finished, I am halfway to find an excuse to run out." Guo Jia said hotly, "Never mind that much, Chong Guang quickly help me see, how is this book list?"
Yan Qing winked at the trembling official accompanying the sacrifice and dismissed him before turning his head and asking, "For Tooth?"
Guo Jia nodded his head, "Zha'er listed, you've read all those you composed before."
To his precious disciple Guo Yi, Yan Qing was still very concerned and immediately took over, "Let's see ah. The Book of Han, the Book of Rites, the Six Towers, the Rites of Zhou, the Language of the State, the Nine Chapters, the Book of Shang, the Book of Changes, the Book of Changes, the Book of Zuo, the Records of the Grand Historian ......"
As he read, the look on Yan Qing's face went from calm and quiet to treacherous.
After reading out this lengthy list of books that seemed to have no play in it, the corners of Yan Qing's mouth twitched, and he first said without mincing words of praise, "Not bad."
Guo Jiamei said, "Okay, then it's done as it is."
"Wait," Yan Qing cried and laughed, "Of course there is no problem, the key is that you guys arrange so many books violently, how long does Tooth have to read before he can really eat them up?"
When Sun Quan persuaded Lv Meng, the list is Sun Zi, Six Towers, Guoyu, Shi Ji, Han Shu, Dong Guan Han Ji, these books, and so Lv Meng learned out, it called people impressed, said sentence "non-Wu Xia A Meng".
I am ashamed to say that many of those book titles, Yan Qing just gulp read, rarely look into, not to mention teaching.
Guo Jia, however, took it for granted, "Enough for him to read until he is twenty. After twenty, it's out of our hands."
The mentality of expecting a son to become a dragon is shared by all parents, and Yan Qing couldn't say anything more when she heard this.
The only place to call him worried, is that this makes his scalp numb list of books, mostly Lu Xun in accordance with their own talent talent list, and Guo Yi although smart and clever, but to want to compare with Lu Xun, or a lot worse.
Hopefully, Guo Yi will not take the blow back and develop an anorexic mindset.
Guo Jia did not know Yan Qing's worries, contentedly folded the book list neatly and put it into his sleeve, and finally found his conscience for a time, and became a serious lobbyist for Lu Bu: "You have been on the prowl for so many days, and have let the Lord go around scaring people, so it's time for you to go back?"
When Yan Qing thought of his own family's flourishing situation, his head was as big as a bucket, and he excused himself, "Wait for a few more days, or else this vacation is not yet over, and I am here to supervise the work, and the efficiency will only be higher but not lower."
"If you are worried about those guests, you can rest assured. You've avoided the mansion, your attitude is so clear, and those who still dare to risk offending you are only a few colorless fools. If you want to get rid of them, isn't it simple?" Guo Jia lazily said, "You're happy to be at ease, leaving the Lord outside in vain, you're about to destroy the heavens and the earth."
Yan Qing knew that Guo Jia did not like to exaggerate in this regard, and was too embarrassed to rely on the outside and not return, hesitating for a moment before responding, "What Feng Xiao said is very true. It just so happens that the coronation clothes have also been made, so it's time to go back."
Guo Jia nodded, then attached his ear and said quietly, "Just do the play, why do you have to be so dedicated?"
Yan Qing knew that Guo Jia was talking about the imminent deposition of Liu Xie, and that it was enough to just make an attitude on the matter of the heavenly sacrifice, without having to really try his best. But the reason why he did so was not only to avoid people, so he said, "Not for Imshang, but really for the Lord."
Now more involved in the process, later when Lu Bu on the throne, these insights will be of great use, how can it be superfluous?
Guo Jia shrugged, "In terms of saving for a rainy day, I'm afraid there's no one in the world like you."
Yan Qing guffawed, "Thank you. In a few moments, your coronation dress will also be sent to your residence, remember to try it on, if it doesn't fit, you can also make adjustments before it's too late."
"Good."
Guo Jia waved his hand carelessly and left slowly.
Yan Qing did not go back on his word, and after finishing today's business, he headed to Lu Bu's mansion after a long absence.
As for Lu Bu, he got the news from Guo Jia early and was waiting early. Yan Qing smiles as usual and accompanies him with his meal, then asks him to try out his coronation clothes with himself.
Lu Bu readily agreed and went with him to the inner room, without any intention of trying on clothes separately as a way of avoiding the situation, and Yan Qing was used to this.
Because of the informed Guo Jia and Jia Yan help to cover up, the public opinion to secretly guide, so that the world although they know that they are close, but only feel open and selfless, even those who are malicious, deliberately distorting and smearing them outside the people, but also very few to the broken sleeve on the peach speculation.
As in the history of Liu Guanzhang general (there is no record in the official history of Taoyuan Jieyi worship), nominally, although the main subjects, but the love is better than a brother, common advancement and retreat, openly and honestly, food is the same table, hosting is the same table, ten years as one day, it is a enviable good story.
The material used in the production of coronation clothes, take hold of the Xuan and service, processing is incredibly complicated, say that that the beginning of the dyeing silk step, but also subject to the influence of the weather, naturally, it is impossible to start from the beginning of the fall only to start preparations.
The so-called rush production is also to take the cloth woven well in advance, sewed into clothes at the Dengwu Gong Office, and finally taken over by the painter and embroiderer of the drawing, which can be said to be gorgeous and expensive.
Lu Bu is now ranked as the Duke of Yan, in accordance with the Zhou Rites of dress system specifications, can wear the second only to Liu Xie's Dragon, Mountain Wen color nine chapters of the coronation dress.
Yan Qing is the big Honglu, is one of the Situ collar, is a little simpler, with the seven chapters of the Chinese worm, there are five colors, red slippers Qu Cui.
Being carefully served by the maidservants and changing into the most expensive gowns worn in two lifetimes was also an extremely new experience for Yan Qing.
Unfortunately, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he could not find a full-body mirror for him to look at himself.
This faint regret flew away, Yan Qing slightly moved his arms and legs, walked a few more steps, and finally said, "Everything is fine, it's just that this waist, it seems to have loosened up a little bit, change it or don't change it."
The waiting maid hurriedly stepped forward, holding a ruler and measuring it in the air: "The lord has recently reduced some."
Yan Qing was unimpressed, only instantly signaling her to be silenced, but she was still a step too late.
The ears of Lu Bu, who was at the other end of the hall, were keen enough to catch the words at once.
It just so happened that he was also being served and dressed by his subordinates, and did not have to stand still for a moment, and came walking broadside with a sullen face, saying with hidden anger: "Bu had said long ago--"
When Yan Qing's figure in coronation clothes was reflected in the dark pupils, Lu Bu's original furious questioning came to an abrupt end, and his mind went blank.
Yan Qing, however, brightened up, looking unblinkingly at Lu Bu, who had become particularly handsome and compelling, and was so mesmerized that his heart skipped a beat, and he simply couldn't take his eyes off of him for half a second.
Lu Bu was born not the usual tall horse, filled with the martial artist's sturdy and healthy, it also means that ordinary people's clothes, it is impossible to fit, need to be specially sewn for him.
Lu Bu and do not like the literary that floppy robes, and wear those, and indeed inconvenient for him to ride a horse. Even if the dynasty regulated, color and heavy and red tape or can be exempted from the exemption, more than a hundred flowers robe, wearing light armor, wearing a three-pronged gold crown, wrapped around the lion barbarians to wear, do not hide a body is not angry, and Tengteng murderous, so that the people fear, do not dare to see more.
But he also relies on his own power, even if he is not in the dress a little more modest, there will never be stupid people dare to impeach.
Yan Qing was luckier than the others, and was able to see this ferocious beast in his bedclothes, his hair undone, and his attitude softened to the point of being a homebody lover.
He is not unaware that Lu Bu's facial features are actually born very handsome, straight nose and thin lips, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, deep contours, and a wheat color that is tanned just right, extremely durable.
Just even if Lu Bu has the intention to converge, or deliberately put out, that seems to be sheathed long knife sharp and cold, is how can not hide.
It also coincidentally covered his outstanding appearance, so that anyone who sees him, are inevitably by the battle-hardened overpowering aura, and that is enough to that proud of the martial arts fierce male body to capture the attention of the crowd, simply can not be distracted to pay attention to other.
However, this exquisite and gorgeous, skillfully crafted coronet, but the body of austerity to skillfully transformed into masculine to pure, regal aura to be retained, but no longer aggressive sense of oppression, but will be heroic masculinity hidden in the wisp of the long time in the upper ranks of the nobility, to the hall to lead out.
It is just like a different person.
If it wasn't for the fact that there were still many subordinates around, Yan Qing almost couldn't help but frivolously whistle a few times at the handsome man in front of her.
But just by meeting Lu Bu's burning gaze that was like he wanted to tear him apart and eat him into his stomach, one could tell that it was obviously wise for him not to dismiss his attendants.
In the end, there was the added bonus of a lover's eye, and Yan Qing was able to understand, and even empathize with, the exuberance and excitement that Lu Bu displayed that lasted for a very long time.
It's true that a Buddha needs to be dressed in gold and a man needs to be dressed in clothes.
Clear water out of hibiscus, naturally unadorned is certainly beautiful, but wearing a coronation suit of Lu Bu, or unprecedentedly handsome and compelling, heroic to the point that even knowledgeable such as Yan Qing can not help but thumping his heart.
However, even if Yan Qing were to look at this rare beauty and act as tolerant and considerate as possible, there was still a limit to how far that could go.
In the blink of an eye it was the eve of the heavenly sacrifice, considering that at three o'clock it was necessary for King Lu Bu of Yan to lead the civil and military officials and set off to the Zhai Palace to receive the Emperor and the officials accompanying the sacrifice, they also deliberately went to bed early.
As a result, Lu Bu was simply so excited that he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep with him in his arms, so Yan Qing, who had heavy eyelids and wanted to fall asleep but was being disturbed, felt that she couldn't bear it anymore.
Just that he couldn't afford to lose his temper with Lu Bu, so he politely mentioned a few sentences, and Lu Bu finally stopped flipping around and branding himself as a big piece of cake, and frankly said, "As soon as I think about Shiguang's appearance in that coronation dress, Bu's heart is stirred up and it's hard to sleep."
Yan Qing was speechless and rolled over lazily, "I'm not the only one who has that system. If you like the clothes, you can look at them tomorrow; if you like me, you can look at them as much as you want! Quickly choose, don't make a fuss."
The words are so, but no matter which one Lu Bu chose, he was buried in the quilt and refused to show his head, and was determined not to take care of the other party.
Lu Bu, however, took it seriously, and even considered it seriously for a few moments, at the end of which he realized that Yan Qing had fallen asleep, and the only thing he could do was to hold back his pent-up frustration, staring at the mantle tent in disbelief.
How could he say to Shigemitsu that they looked extra matchy-matchy in that coronation dress, oddly like wedding clothes?
Author's Note: The coronets are really, really pretty!
Some interesting tidbits of (cold) knowledge
*The elephant in Cao Chong's elephant was a gift from Sun Quan.
* Zhuge Liang and Liu were born in the same year and died the same year.
*The popular entertainment in the Three Kingdoms is tsunami (k song), Zhuge Liang is one of the best, referred to as the Three Kingdoms good voice ......