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Return to the great era of China's eternal emperor, the Qin Dynasty, and change the established history.

Chapter 13 Chinese New Year in October?

By Doering DavidPublished 3 years ago 8 min read

Qin is a country based on titles. In order to let people see the status at a glance, each title has a unique logo.

Wu Shi is also called Qiantou, just as it means, it is a black coarse cloth wrapped in a bun.

Male scholar is the lowest title, marked by a brown scarf in a bun.

Of course, there is actually no awarding ceremony in just male scholar, just changing a piece of cloth on the top of the head, and it can't make people treat each other differently, because there are many male scholar with brown cloth on the top of the street, and at most, they can get the envious eyes of Ji Ying and other scholars.

Heifu originally wanted to thank Xi again, but he didn't mention Xi. Maybe he, a law-blind person in the state of Qin, left with a gratuity.

However, Xi had already gone home. Instead, his officials happily congratulated Heifu and talked with them.

Tell Le Heifu that the county will immediately issue a document to change his identity record in his hometown and village. The county will also change the inspection and tradition of Heifu. Now, on the newly issued ID card, he is already "Heifu of male scholar".

At the same time, the government will grant him the male scholar treatment of one hectare of land and one house, that is, one hundred acres of land and a homestead with 30 steps square. Heifu can build his own house on it, but these things are more troublesome, and it can't be done without ten days and a half months.

"When you get back to the village after serving the guard duty, you can see your own fields and houses. Perhaps the government will assign a servant to help you plow the fields."

After the pleasure, he said with a wry smile, "Only Xijun would insist on hearing the case on the first day of the lunar new year, and wouldn't let us have a rest. I have to go home quickly, or my father will lambaste me. “

With that, he hurried away, but before he left, he hesitated, patted Heifu on the shoulder, restrained his smile and said, "Be careful when you get to the guard ..."

He didn't understand this sentence for a moment.

After leaving the county jail, Heifu stood at the gate, closed his eyes and felt the sunshine with the sunrise. This is the taste of freedom.

Looking back at the strict order in the county jail, and then at the bustling crowds coming and going in the street, it seems like a lifetime ago.

When he entered here, he was still a young scholar who didn't know the future. Now, he has taken the first step in this era and got the title he dreamed of.

But he is not satisfied. Just male scholar is still not enough!

The reason why Hei thinks so is because when he was in prison today, just because the director of Huyang Pavilion was created above the title, he was exempted from guarding the border and changed to ghost salary, which gave him enlightenment.

Through this lawsuit, Heifu realized that the law of Qin was so strict, and living in the state of Qin, he could not tell which day he accidentally broke the law by touching the red line.

If it is a common people or male scholar, how to punish, how to punish. If you can create the above titles, you can redeem your guilt with titles and reduce your guilt.

"For the sake of your own life, it's safer to at least rise to Shangzao first."

With this in mind, Heifu greeted Ji Ying and wanted to report to the south gate tinker of the county town with him-today is the day when they take the watch.

"Go there now?"

Ji Ying looked unhappy and said, "Brother Heifu, although the service period can't be delayed, just now the warder said that we can postpone our service for one day. I just got so much gratuity. Why don't you have a good meal to celebrate? Besides ... "

He pointed to the bustling crowd in the street and said, "Today is the New Year!"

"Chinese New Year?"

Heifu looked blank and muttered, "Today is the first day of October. It's just winter. What year will it be?"

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"Brother Heifu, you have a glib tongue in the county jail. You are very smart, but when you come out, you seem to be fascinated by ghosts, and you don't even know which Chinese New Year is?"

After half a ring, Jiying looked Heifu up and down, as if he were watching a man who had come back from a distant barbarian country. He had lived for seventeen or eight years, and he didn't even know which Chinese New Year's Day was. This day was too confusing, or was he possessed by evil spirits, and was lured away by ghosts who were specially confusing people?

"Stay inside for a long time, a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue ..."

Heifu knew that he was making jokes, so he had to prevaricate. At the same time, he lamented, "I'm not studying the ancient calendar. At most, I know some historical events. How can I know that in the state of Qin, today is the New Year's Day!"

Originally, the calendar of Qin is not only quite different from the Gregorian calendar of later generations, but also different from the summer calendar (lunar calendar), but a unique "Zhuan Xu calendar". The biggest feature of this calendar is that the first day of the lunar calendar, October 1st, is the beginning of the year, so this day is indeed the New Year's Day ...

Look at the officials and nobles at all levels coming in and out of the county jail and the county temple. When they meet each other, they will smile and bow and say, "Zhengdan is well." Think of it as a New Year call.

When leaving the county jail, the warder told them that, considering that the two men had been delayed for a long time in the county jail in order to cooperate with the trial, they were allowed to go to the place where they took the watch one day later, that is to say, they didn't use it until tomorrow, and they sent a bamboo slip to each of them, with the cause and effect written on it, as proof ...

So Heifu put down his heart, and with a hint of curiosity, wandered around Anlu County, the "New Year's Day".

Anxian County is an ancient city. It is said that it was built three hundred years ago when Wu Shi entered Ying in the Spring and Autumn Period and King Zhao of Chu took refuge. I don't know whether it is true or not. Anyway, it was an important transportation hub in Jianghan area during the hundreds of years of Chu rule. After being occupied by the state of Qin, this place continued to develop. Now, with a circumference of five or six miles, there are 3,000 households and a population of nearly 20,000, it is a well-deserved big county.

The county can be roughly divided into two urban areas, the east and the west. The west city is close to Lishui, and there is a small ferry, which is the location of the village (residential area) and the market. It is close to Quyang Lake in Dongcheng. It is said that it used to be the palace of the King of Chu, but now it has been converted into an official temple. The county jail where Heifu and his family stayed for many days is here.

This afternoon, officials of all sizes can have a rest, and Guansi District is deserted. After leaving Dongcheng and entering Lilu District, the atmosphere of Chinese New Year will be more intense.

I saw the nobles living in the city walking on the road, or wearing newly sewn winter clothes, or catching chickens and ducks, carrying dog legs and fresh fish, which is equivalent to buying new year's goods.

In the distance, you can see someone changing peach charms for the inner doors, that is, rectangular peach wooden boards with books "shentu" and "Yu Lei" Er Shen, which are used to exorcise ghosts. Qin Guoren believed this.

"In China, no matter which generation, Chinese New Year is Chinese New Year ..."

Looking at this scene, Heifu felt a little lonely for some reason.

Yes, during the Chinese New Year, we should get together at home, but he can't go back now, whether it's his previous home or the home of the state of Qin.

Ji Ying, who was on the side, stamped her feet with anger: "It's really unlucky, but it's this festival's turn to come out straight! Where did I offend Lizheng? "

Then he asked Heifu, "Brother Heifu, is your family also at enmity with the local area? So I was instructed to serve. "

It turns out that in the state of Qin, all adult men who meet their height and age have to register their names and serve one month's watch every year in counties. As for who will serve in which month, it is decided by Li Zheng. In the school, all the school-age people in the school will be numbered, and everyone will take turns to serve as corvee in order, which is called "serving successively". As for the sequence of serial numbers, they are generally compiled according to each family's rules and regulations, but the possibility of cutting in line by human operation is not ruled out.

When Ji Ying asked this question, Heifu remembered this stubble: "My eldest brother and the local Li Zheng seem to have some holidays, and my mother complained a few words when I left home ..."

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PS: Please answer this question. In July of the first year of Qin Ershi, Chen Sheng led 900 garrison soldiers to rise up in osawa township. In December of the second year of Qin Ershi, Chen Sheng was defeated by his father, killed by a traitor, and the uprising failed. Thus, the time of Chen Sheng uprising is ().

(Answer: A, half a year; B, one year; C, one and a half years; D, two years. )

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