Chapter 20 Section five
This was all three years ago.
Not long after Liu Kai came to Tokyo, Ma Kuo was also transferred from the Northwest Army.
Ma Zhi, a Han bureaucrat who fled from Liao to the Northern Song Dynasty (later renamed Li Liangsi and gave his surname Zhao), first proposed to send people from Dengzhou to the northeast to make a secret agreement with the emerging Jurchen leader to attack the Liao Dynasty.This proposal is attractive, and indeed it was favored by the monarchs and ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty.However, due to the low efficiency of the imperial court, it was delayed for several years before it was implemented.The first batch of candidates to be dispatched deserves careful consideration, and someone recommends Ma Zheng, who is on a business trip in Qingzhou.Because he is a soldier, courageous, not afraid of danger, and because he has experience in negotiating with Brother Zang Zhengpu, is familiar with diplomatic affairs, and can be cautious; and because he happens to be on a business trip in Qingzhou, which is very close to Dengzhou , The imperial court can use local materials without having to spend extra effort.
When negotiating in the castle and discussing rewards for meritorious deeds, few people in the court mentioned this estranged low-ranking military officer. Now that his name has been remembered again, everyone thinks it is appropriate to send him out.In this way, he participated in the "Sea Alliance" as the first envoy.Later, the scope of activities expanded and manpower was insufficient, so someone recommended his son Ma Kuo, who already had the minimum palace title of Chengjielang and was about to serve as a samurai instructor on Jingxi Road, to be his father's entourage.Because he also accompanied Liu Qi to Xige City as a hostage, and he behaved calmly and courageously, and because he happened to be the son of Ma Zheng, this matter simply annoyed both his father and son, so that he would not have to look for it again. other people; because...
Ma Zheng and his son were appointed as envoys for the negotiations because of the many "reasons" mentioned above.All these "because" that exalted his father and son were provided directly or indirectly by Liu Fan.But there is an even more important "because", because it is a "good job" that has no benefits yet, but risking death, and no one will come out to compete (even its initiator Ma Zhi) You also have to look at the style, and wait for others to break through the road, and he is willing to participate in it).Without this last "because", all the above "because" will disappear.The causal relationship in officialdom is governed by a special law, and everyone here is well aware of this truth.
The waterway from Dengzhou to the northeast has been closed by the government for many years, and no one can guarantee smooth sailing for the first voyage.Jin and the imperial court rushed in rashly without passing an intermediary envoy.The purpose of going is unknown, and he is also carrying gifts, so he is in danger of being robbed and killed at any time.Furthermore, even if the relationship with the leader of Jin is established, the negotiations still need to be conducted in extreme secrecy. If the secret is leaked and the Liao side finds out, or the negotiation does not go well, the court is afraid of being accused by the Liao, and it is likely to sacrifice their future. silence.In short, this is a good job for a lifetime.When they readily accepted this task, they only felt that it was very interesting and exciting. They didn't expect so many dangers, and they didn't expect that it would later develop into a major historical event related to the rise and fall of the three dynasties.
The strong wind started at the end of Qingping, so they were accidentally and involuntarily thrown into a great storm of history.However, as the situation changed and the negotiations progressed, as the nature of the task became clearer and more extensive, as their own insights continued to improve, they felt more and more clearly that they were shouldering the responsibility. They realized that the political gamble they were throwing into was a huge gamble with the fate of the court as a bet.A strong sense of responsibility forces them not only to complete the work that others order them to do, but also to consider how others should order them to act.
Although Ma Kuo strongly supported the war, he was very dissatisfied with the fact that the imperial court had not really made up his mind about the war, and was especially dissatisfied with the power and authority's fussiness and lack of foresight.When Liu Kai asked him about the legend of "Ye Li Ma Li", he took the opportunity to play:
"Although the Jurchen country is small and the population is small, it is united as one, with strict orders. It is clearly a powerful enemy. How can we take it lightly? It can be seen from the hunting that if they don't make a move, they will get something if they make a move. Otherwise Never give up. In contrast, the imperial court is busy with non-urgent matters. For example, today's suing the temple is a stern move. Because of my lack of internal vision, I want to use this grand ceremony to cover it up. Showing off the eyes and ears of distant people, what effect can it actually achieve? I'm afraid the golden envoy is secretly laughing!"
"Jurchen is small and sharp," Ma Kuo went on to analyze and compare, "After being suppressed by the Liao court for a long time, once she rose up, she was fierce and fierce, so she was able to fight and drive away Emperor Tianzuo within a few years. Our dynasty Big and tired, although the courtiers have a lot of empty talk, it is useless to practice. The most ridiculous thing is that the idea of flanking attack has been discussed for two or three years, but there is no military arrangement. , I had to hastily order my generals to go out, and I was still afraid of a real war. For example, in chess, I have fallen behind and have not worked hard, so I am controlled by others everywhere. Speaking of this incident, it makes people shudder."
"In this way, there are many hidden worries about the future of conquering Liao. Brother, why don't you talk to Ling Yue, he insists on opposing it."
"How can there be any dissent on such a major matter!" Ma Kuo replied resolutely, "Today the Jin people have set a prairie ablaze. No matter whether I send troops or not, it will destroy Liao with ease. If it monopolizes Liao, it will be as easy as pie. Occupying a place that is victorious in shape, at that time, when troops were sent south and drove straight in, there would be no clean land in the north and south of the river. Mount Tai is proficient in military affairs, why can't you see this?"
"According to my virtuous brother, the Jin man has ulterior motives, and I'm afraid it may not be reliable to make a peace agreement with me today."
"That's right!" Ma Kuo said confidently with his professional confidence, "The so-called peace treaty is only because of mutual benefit, and each has its own interests. I firmly believe that after it destroys the Liao Dynasty, within a few years, it will turn to seek me. This peace agreement is a dead letter, and by then, what will it be worth?"
"Since the Jin people are going to plot against me, according to what Ling Yue said, we will not send troops for the time being, recharge our energy, and wait and see success or failure. This example is still Bian Zhuangzi's technique of stabbing a tiger? How can my virtuous brother agree with the opposing opinions? Erase?" Liu Kai deliberately argued again.
"No!" Ma Kuo once again resolutely denied his father-in-law's opinion, "Although the Jinren and I will eventually use troops, whoever occupies the Yanyun situation first will occupy the first. Not only is there a difference in the form of host and guest , and the situation of work and rest is different. Our side is lagging behind everywhere, and we must never fall behind in this move."
"Your brother is very far-sighted," Liu Kai didn't think so far in the past. Now that Ma Kuo said it, he clearly saw the possible situation after the Liao Dynasty was destroyed. Lord, don't think about it at all. Even if brother Yu insists on cutting down on Liao, why do you think about the catastrophe in the future?"
"The "Art of War" did not say, 'Don't rely on the enemy not to attack, but rely on ourselves not to attack'. As long as we are prepared, why should the Jin people be afraid! My little brother, today's attack on Liao, It is for the purpose of imperial gold in the future. If the person in charge can keep the overall situation in mind and make a comprehensive plan, the campaign against the Liao Dynasty will go smoothly in the first stage, and the defense against the Jin people in the future will be easy to be caught off guard."
"Your brother is right. What I am deeply concerned about is that the imperial court will not hold firm against the Northern Expedition. Today, it is light to attack the Liao Dynasty, but once there is something to discuss, it will shrink back. It is impossible to attack the Liao Dynasty, let alone the imperial court. Jin, at that time he was in a dilemma, and he was riding a tiger." Then he asked Ma Kuo, "In my opinion, since it is necessary to conquer Liao, is there a unique strategy to win?"
So their conversation turned into a discussion of strategy and tactics that both of them were interested in.Ma Kuo temporarily put out a military map on the table: he picked up an ouju, which was regarded as the city of Yanjing, and placed a few candies next to it, which was entitled to be strategically important places such as Zhuozhou, Yizhou, and Liangxiang.He untied his waist sash and regarded it as Baigou, the boundary river between Lugou River and the national border. He grabbed a handful of peanuts and a handful of roasted chestnuts and placed them on both sides of Baigou.They calculated and planned on this temporary map, studying various possibilities of offense and defense.Sometimes they stand still, sometimes they advance and then retreat, sometimes they eat an enemy army - literally eat a peanut, and then replenish new troops from the base camp on the plate.
Liu Kai tended to design a large-scale war of annihilation, and wanted to create a trap in Baigou Henan, lure the Liao army across the river, gather and annihilate them.He is very familiar with the geography of that area. When he was a sanitation officer, he went to inspect it several times and drew many maps. Unfortunately, he was not with him and could not use it for a while.
Ma Kuo does not reject this strategic arrangement. He believes that it is necessary and possible to conduct a decisive battle of the main force in Henan and North, but he has another idea.
"Military affairs are changing rapidly and cannot be estimated in advance. It's just that my younger brother has a strange idea. Brother, let's see if it works?" He grabbed a few peanuts, crossed his waistband, detoured a few pieces of candy cakes, and placed them until Next to Juzi, he said: "The way to use troops is so valuable that they should be supplemented by Qi Zheng. In the future, the commander-in-chief of the army will deal with the Liao army by the Baigou River. Why not send a strange army to find brave generals like Yang Keshi and Yao Pingzhong?" And others led them to sneak across Baigou, go around behind the enemy's army, take the way to Zhuozhou, cross Lugou, and attack Yanjing directly. If this plan is successful, within ten days, they will be able to defeat their confidants. At that time, Baigou The army in Hebei is not in my pocket?"
"Brother said it so happily," Liu Kai slapped the table, causing several "cities" and "two hundred thousand troops" to jump up and mess up their ranks. More than ten thousand, its strength is comparable to that of our Western Army, how can we underestimate it?"
"Brother is right. The Liao army currently has more than 100,000 sharp soldiers in Hexi and Khitan, so it should not be underestimated. But besides the Western army that is waiting to go to the front line, we still have a million raw soldiers to help the front. It is abundant and powerful, brother must take it into account.”
"My dear brother, Hugh is a joke," Liu Kai said in surprise, "I only have this western army for the elite. The forbidden soldiers of the capital and the soldiers from all walks of life, the country soldiers, the native soldiers, the archers, etc., are all in name only. How can we get together and go to the front line to help?"
"Millions of Han sons in Hebei have their hearts towards me and they don't want to be captives," Ma Kuo replied with a smile, "Once the army crosses the river, they will naturally prepare food to meet the king's teacher. Many of them are young and strong. In addition, the Liao people used force to force the Han army to sign up for conscription over the years. There were quite a few of them, and many of them were talented and talented men. As long as someone raised their arms and shouted, they could fight back. The rear defense becomes the outpost of our army. The combination of these two armies will add millions of soldiers to my army."
This is another question that Liu Kai has not considered. At first I thought Ma Kuo was exaggerating, but after thinking about it, it really made sense. He nodded and said, "Your brother has broadened his horizons, and he can see far. How do you see this?"
They talked so much about entering Hong Kong that they forgot that there was a Lantern Festival outside the gate.Liu Kai worked for the forbidden court, and his family lived not far from the forbidden city, the center of Dengshi, Xuandemenwai Street and Jipen, only a few arrows away from his home.They heard waves of cries like landslides and tsunamis, bursting out from among the "carefree, unaffected" crowd.It was so intrusive that it interrupted their conversation a few times, but it didn't distract them.They only waited for the cheers to pass and it became a little quieter before continuing their conversation.
Only when Liu Kai listened to Ma Kuo's arguments and sank into a long period of meditation did Ma Kuo notice the external environment.He looked up and suddenly caught a glimpse of the tall pole outside the window that seemed to be going into the sky, and two green lights were replaced, and then the audience cheered enthusiastically and for a long time with an irresistible momentum.
"Brother, why is the red light on the pole replaced with a green one?" Ma Kuo asked curiously.
Liu Qi was familiar with this questioning voice.When he was in the army, Ma Kuo often asked him surprised questions.He has changed a lot now.But there is still so much childishness in this question, just like before.Liu Kai sat in an awkward position, unable to see the long pole, and asked:
"How many green lights are hung on the pole?"
"Two."
"When the second green light was raised, it was already the third watch." Liu Kai pointed to a luxury device in the living room - Zhong Leu and said, "My dear brother, the copper arrow is not pointing at the ugly. The official said this At that time Qiluan returned to the palace. When the third green light was raised after a short pause, the market of lights would dissipate."
This conversation tonight made Liu Kai fall into deep thought again: he felt like a sea ship moored in the harbor, which had been out of service for a long time, and its bottom belly was covered with seaweed crystal algae, and it was moldy and rotten.The official life in Tokyo is its corrosive agent.But his brother was like a ship with full sails, rushing on the stormy sea.He was happy for Ma Kuo and envied him, but it aroused his infinite emotion.Could it be that his Liu Qi's life was ruined?He generously talked about his ambitions to Ma Kuo, hoping that the officials would fulfill their promise and let him go to the front to participate in the battle.
"As soon as the war begins, the front line is employing people," Ma Kuo hurriedly comforted Liu Kai, "my brother is so talented, how can the government not increase the use of people? What's more, there is an agreement first? Back then, fighting side by side, life and death are the same."
"I hope that my two brothers will lead that surprise attack team, win Yanjing, and come back after accomplishing this great achievement."
The second green light stays high in the sky for so long, and this passing glance will leave a particularly deep impression on people.Not long after the lamp was hung up, there was a faint sound of firecrackers coming from Ouchi, like thunder rolling from afar.Then firecrackers were set off everywhere, small firecrackers crackling, big firecrackers bang bang bang, and in an instant, thousands of horses galloped and thousands of cannons roared, as if to bury this joyful Tokyo city under the cannons , keeping millions of Tokyoites forever in the peak of joy.Tens of thousands of years later, people re-discovered this ancient city of Luchen, and found an irresistible carnival face from every fossil. How spectacular it would be!
Just after the firecrackers, colorful fireworks appeared in the high sky of Xuande Tower. They were fountains of agate, emerald, pearl, and precious stones that shot into the sky, and sprinkled jewelry powder on the way back. It turned into a downpour of balls splashing jade, throwing red and falling green, and sprinkled on the audience's heads, faces and clothes, allowing them to take a shower of fireworks under the thousand-point fire.
Then, the third green light hangs high in the sky, which is a signal and an order.In a blink of an eye, the thundering firecrackers, the dazzling fireworks, and the thousands of bright lights on the Aoshan Lantern Tower suddenly disappeared and went out.They come so lively and go so freely, like a red horn on a stage, they come and go leisurely, leaving so much for the audience to think about.Then there was another ecstasy of cheers, and people hoped for a miracle, as if they hoped with a burst of cheers that the famous actor would reappear on the stage and wave his hands to the audience.
When all was impossible, some people began to slide their feet, and then the crowd moved along, and the stationary kaleidoscope began to spin rapidly again.The mountain of people collapsed, the sea of people collapsed, the wall of people collapsed, and the river of people dispersed.People split from the large group, and then divided into countless small streams and branch channels to flow into the streets and alleys.
At this time, although the official lamps had been extinguished, many of the lamps carried by private individuals and passers-by were still on, and many of them were replaced with new candles.They appear one after another, one hides and the other appears, like stars blinking on the floating sky.Carrying flickering lamps, musical instruments and toys, moths, nymphs, and white jade combs that have been squeezed from their headdresses, people crowded around the streets with incipient interest, making noise for no reason. Hurting, giggling for no reason, arguing with others for no reason, talking and laughing again after arguing.The children shook off their mother's hand and ran around.The mother looks for the child, and the child looks for the mother. When they can't find them, they cry anxiously, and when they find them, they laugh and scold. There is no end.
The girl who fell in love for the first time also found her boyfriend, and boldly broke the problem and walked together for the first time.On the crowded street, people crowded to and fro, squeezing out all the distance between them—spatial distance and spiritual distance caused by traditional concepts.The two walked closer and closer together.Unfortunately, a group of female companions approached, and the girl obediently shook off her male companion, and the two of them dispersed without seeing her.He turned around among thousands of people, and walked through several streets to find her. It was like an embroidery needle dropped in the sea, where could he find a trace?He couldn't help becoming anxious, blaming the female companions who caused them to disperse, blaming the crowd that made him unable to find her, blaming... who knew that there was a string of silver bell-like laughter behind him, he turned his head suddenly, and in the dimly lit , Where the light and shadow are hidden, she is not right behind him!
"Where did you go?" he asked ecstatically, "I haven't seen you for a long time, and I'm having a hard time finding it!"
"It's not that I'm right here!" The girl pouted her lips mischievously, but she smiled secretly in her heart: "We've been with you for a long time, why did we take a step away from you? It's only because you don't have a pair of eyes on your vest. You can’t see people.” Then he blamed him for a reason, “Why don’t you have a pair of eyes on your vest, but you have hundreds of pairs of eyes all over your body!”
The night is so deep!People are still lingering in the streets and alleys, and no one is willing to go back to sleep.This is a day that forgets tiredness, coldness, and shame.Thirteen and fourteen-year-old girls are learning how to make up at home, and they are as playful as grown girls. They strung together three or five, humming popular lyrics while walking on the street:
After they sang, they slowly opened their voices, and many passers-by followed them and sang along.Amateur accompanists took out their flutes and whined to make music for them.They sang higher and higher, and the more they sang, the happier they sang, and they formed a group in an instant, forming the center of a market.
The dancers all have special costumes. They wear flowered hats, tight dance suits full of embroidered gold, and soft-soled dance shoes.They have been dancing for most of the night at Xuandemen, Zhouqiao Street, and in front of the Aoshan Lantern House in front of the Fuya. ——This is called "whirling meaning" in the words of experts. When they heard the singing and accompaniment, they couldn't help but itch from the soles of their feet. Appreciate your wonderful figure and correct dancing posture.They dance for the government and others all day long, only this time they dance for themselves, for their own enjoyment.This kind of dance that flows from the heart and has a sincere request is the most contagious. Pedestrians are attracted by them, and it arouses the resonance of "whirling" among the insiders, and the two legs slide up involuntarily. And join them in the dance.
The peddler who sells cokes did a one-night business and sold out the cockles. At this time, he put away his burden and came to join in the fun.Regardless of whether they are in harmony with the rhythm of the dance, they beat the drums.Accidentally hit the idea and win everyone's cheers.
Bullied by adults and coaxed out of the dance circle, the boys circled around the burden, thinking they were dancing too.It may be a beautiful dance that is both imitative and innovative.The snack vendors are natural allies of the little ones, happy to beat the beat for them, and they also form a center of conviviality.
Here and there are clusters and clusters of open-air song pavilion stages, and everyone is a singer or dancer, or their accompanist and cheerleader.They sang and sang frantically, until the round of silver toads in the sky danced to the world and sang to the ground, it was enough to be addicted.This makes Su'e, who lives in the Guanghan Palace, is really seduced by Fansi. She puts aside the floating clouds beside her, and sails along the Milky Way to the world with full sails, ready to join the joyful Tokyoites. Sing and dance together.
The growing noise outside the door brought great difficulties to Liu Kai and Ma Kuo's conversation, and now they are sure to find a break to allow them to talk.And precisely at this time they were about to discuss specific issues, discussing the marriage between Yan Niang and Ma Kuo.
Just at this time, Mrs. Liu Kai came downstairs after redressing and tidying up.It turned out that like the two brothers, she and Qiniang stayed up all night in the boudoir, and they were also talking, but they were talking about something completely different from the two of them.While talking, Mrs. Liu Qi listened vigilantly to the conversation downstairs.On hearing their longer interruptions, it was concluded that the men had finished their man-to-man conversation and were now about to enter a new stage in which she would have to participate in order to reach a formal resolution.So she came downstairs decisively.
"You guys talked all night, but you haven't talked enough!" She asked, "Brother is tired and hungry, what do you want to eat?"
She saw at a glance that the Lantern Festival and cokes prepared for them had been left intact and had already been cold.The table is full of plates, saucers, and candy peanuts, one here and one here is all over the table.She couldn't help but let out an "ah!" and asked her husband:
"As a brother, you don't say hello to your brother to eat snacks, but you throw candies here and there, and you are not even afraid of pickling them. There are also two packages of Li He'er fried chestnuts that we managed to get. The rule is to eat sweets while they are hot." Fragrance, it loses its smell when it’s cold, don’t you even understand this! Can you tell me why?”
"I'm so hungry on the battlefield, I even have to eat horse dung. What's the point of putting it on the table?" Liu Kai deliberately picked up a lactose lion, broke it open and shared it with Ma Kuo, and said with a smile, "Ma'am Come one too!"
Mrs. Liu Kai picked up a chestnut from the table, wiped it lightly, blew off the invisible dust on the chestnut shell, bit open the chestnut shell and said:
"We are not like you who have eaten horse dung and drowned in cows, but we are afraid of getting dirty."
Liu Qi and Ma Kuo laughed together.
"Miss, you have eaten up 10,000 Liao troops in Liangxiang City."
Mrs. Liu Qi was taken aback.Liu Kai pointed out to her: this is Zhuozhou City, this is Yanjing City, and that is the base camp of the Liao Army on the border of Hebei... She finally figured out what was going on, and simply messed up the candies on the table , messed up their military map and troop deployment, then peeled the ouju and said:
"We have a big appetite! We can swallow all the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun in one go, so that you and your brothers won't have to go to the front line to fight. After the wedding, it’s better to go to that matter.”
"The two of us are waiting for the lady to come to discuss the marriage."
"We said it long ago, no..." At this time, there was another loud noise outside the door, which interrupted her speech.She raised her voice, and scolded, "You bastards!" You could tell that there was still affectionate protection in this scolding. If she wanted to be outside, she would definitely join the gang of these bastards. "Look at how long you guys are going to stop, it's already four o'clock, and you still don't go home to sleep?... What did we just say... Oh yes, we said it earlier, if we don't come down, you can't talk about it It's a big deal. Isn't it? Good brother, don't listen to your brother, this happy event is arranged by your sister-in-law. It's just that when the time comes, my sister and brother will let your sister-in-law drink a few more glasses of wedding wine. "
"Brothers are unfamiliar, and they don't know how to handle affairs. This marriage is all thanks to my sister-in-law."
Mrs. Liu Kai has already obtained the carte blanche of the mother, and she entrusted her in a silent way, and now she is entrusted by Ma Kuo, and she is very proud.What is even more proud is that this brother of hers has already done important affairs for the court, but his personal affairs have to wait for her to do it for him.Although in her mind, she doesn't think the former is much more important than the latter.She only verbally said politely: "Brother is too modest." Then she raised specific questions and asked Ma Kuo, "Brother, set the auspicious day more calmly. Everything else is easy to handle."
"It's what you said, the wedding should always be arranged before the battle," Liu Kai interjected, "The army is about to set off, and the brothers are about to be sent to the front line. The wedding date cannot be postponed."
They counted the schedule with their fingers. The current diplomatic negotiations are coming to an end. The Jin envoy will get his credentials tomorrow and will return to China in a few days.It is estimated that by mid-March, the Xuanfu envoy will be established on the front line of Xiongzhou, and the Western Army will also arrive at the front one after another.Ma Kuo has been transferred from Tong Guanbao to the Xuanfu Department as an errand.Therefore, he could only hold the wedding in the gap between sending the envoy Jin away and before the Xuanfu envoy was formally established.Time was running out, Ma Kuo had to get away from his official duties and go to his hometown in Baozhou to bring his mother to Tokyo to attend the wedding.However, it only takes three months to mobilize one hundred thousand troops from the northwest to the front line in Hebei. Don't they think they don't have enough time to prepare for a wedding?Besides, although Mrs. Liu Kai was full of pride, she couldn't order the Liao and Song armies to postpone the date of the war.She finally had to give in, and the auspicious date was agreed to be on the first day of March.
At this time, the silver toad has just fallen, and the east is already twilight.Ma Kuo went to pay a visit to Mount Tai, who had not fully recovered from his drunken state, and reported the results of their discussion.Zhao Long had already entrusted everything to Liu Kai and his wife, and he agreed to everything they agreed upon.
Ma Kuo's tasks were still very intense that day. He had to pick up Zhao Liangsi's class early in the morning, pick up the Jin envoys, and then accompany them to the court to receive the credentials, and there was entertainment in the evening.So as soon as he arrived at Meishuang, he said goodbye to Taishan and his brother and sister-in-law, and went straight to Banjing Pavilion.
After the long Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival, Tokyo people have been immersed in joy for a long time and endlessly. They have spent and pre-spent all their energy, and then they suddenly became paralyzed overnight.Ma Kuo rode on his horse, only to see that the street was empty except for a few "scavenger".The picker carried a basket on his back, and used a pair of bamboo clips to pick up the things left by the night visitors one by one, and put them into the basket.Even after passing through the "clean street" of this scale, there are still many colorful remains of firecrackers, broken lanterns with a hole burned, and toys that have been crushed and stepped on all over the ground. Even the pickers don't want these.Occasionally, there are Chuer's relics, gold and silver jewelry that escaped the keen eyes of the pickers, lying quietly on the side of the street and shining.Tokyo is really a world of "gold everywhere".
Celebrating the Lantern Festival is like going through a war. On the cleaned battlefield, the traces of the war are still left, showing how fierce and tense the battle has been.
But the fighting has not completely stopped, and some deep courtyard mansions still leak the remnants of singing and singing and scattered candlelight.They are the last revelers.By this time, the singers were already hoarse and the performers were exhausted, and even the lights covered by the heavy curtains seemed dry and lifeless.The joy of the holiday has become a continuation of the pain, not that they are still enjoying the remnants of the holiday, but that the remnants of the festival are consuming their life.But they are still unwilling to give up, they are nothing more than fighting for ten or eight more intact Lantern Festivals than others when they finally sum up their lives.
Life is like a pill of ink, if it is ground on the inkstone of imperial examinations, religion, poetry and wine, and festivals, it will easily finish this life. They use their exhausted lives to exchange for these glorious records, and watch a few more plays , Drink a few more glasses of wine, visit a few more temples, and celebrate a few more festivals, and you will feel that your life is worthwhile.
The one-night long talk made Ma Kuo miss the great opportunity to appreciate the Lantern Festival in Kyoto, but in the early morning of the 16th, he had the opportunity to see and hear the waning scene of "the singing and singing return to the courtyard, and the lights go down the stairs" on horseback. It was also out of accident.
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