Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 444
The moon rose, and the dinner in Liu's mansion came to an end.

Laifu and Liu Sandao got up and left first, while Zhang Da and Wu Gan were responsible for cleaning up the dishes.

At this time, Liu Yu served moon cakes and pomegranates as snacks for the ladies, enjoying the moon while eating.

Pomegranates were introduced in the late Han Dynasty. Because they have many seeds, eating pomegranates has the meaning of having more children and more blessings.

But moon cakes are only desserts from the Ming Dynasty. Liu Yucai naturally didn't have time to tinker with them when he returned home, so he bought a few pieces directly from the system supermarket for his family to try.

After eating for a while, Cai Yan couldn't help but said: "My husband just came back today, so I should have a good rest, but the Wenchang Pavilion meeting..."

Wenchang Art Fair is held once a year, if you miss tonight, you will have to wait for next year.

"Don't worry, Yan'er, how can my husband forget the previous promise, I asked Youwei to go back to the capital to pick you up in Chengmou County, just to take you to participate in this Wenchang Gathering."

Liu Yu did not forget the promise, which made Cai Yan happy, and the other sisters cheered happily when they heard that they could go out for a night outing.

So the seven beauties quickly changed into beautiful clothes and were ready to travel together.

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Luoyang West Market is always the busiest place. Although tonight is not a festival, because of the Wenchang Pavilion rally, the East and West Markets are also open until late at night.

The weather is getting cooler and the moon is full and good night. There are as many people going to the streets to enjoy the moon as crucian carp crossing the river.

Liu Yu's seven wives naturally became the focus of the crowd's attention.

In fact, in order not to cause a commotion, Liu Yu and the seven wives specially put on make-up, just to prevent acquaintances from recognizing them at a glance, but they are naturally beautiful, and even if they are not recognized, it is difficult to conceal their stunning beauty.

Among the seven, Cai Yan has already settled on her status, and Diao Chan and Liu Yu have all been married before, only Huangfuying's identity is a little embarrassing.

Cai Yan found Liu Yu before going out, and told Huangfu Ying that he had been secretly in love with him for a long time, and asked Liu Yu if he was going to treat her.

Cai Yan took over the sisterhood with Huangfu Ying in Chengmou County, so he hoped that Liu Yu could also take Huangfu Ying into his family.

Liu Yu naturally couldn't ask for it, but he deliberately said it was difficult. Who knew that Cai Yan was angry and played petty temper at that time, and even ridiculed Liu Yu for taking in five beauties while she was not at home. .

Liu Yu thought it was boring and hurried forward to apologize, Cai Yan also had no intentions, and there were more elements of jokes, the two discussed and decided to have a formal showdown with Huangfuying when they came back from Wenchang Pavilion tonight.

The family of eight walked around the West Market and went straight to Wenchang Pavilion in the city.

Wenchang Pavilion is located at the west end of the imperial city. On weekdays, Zheng Xuan, an old master of the capital, sits in the town, and Wang Yun, Xun Shuang, Shi Sunrui and other three gongs and nine officials who like elegant gatherings will also come here to give lectures.

Therefore, in Wenchang Pavilion, there are scholars and scholars from all over the state who come to study and listen every day.

And the annual Wenchang Pavilion gathering is like a contest between literati.

Or poetry or piano or chess or calligraphy and painting, all academics that have anything to do with literati elegance will compete here.

And No.1 in each item will have a great chance to be selected by the court and stay as an official. This is another important reason why Wenchang Yaji is so popular.

As soon as Liu Yu's family entered the northern district of the city, they felt what it means to be unprecedentedly grand.

There are not only countless people who go shopping and admire the moon, but also many literati and scholars who come here especially to participate in or watch the literary battle of Wenchang Palace.

In order to ensure order, all the reasons to enter Wenchang Pavilion need to line up.

Liu Yu and the others managed to come to the front, but were stopped by the officials responsible for managing order.

"Ahead is the Wenchang Pavilion meeting. Ordinary women who don't have a certificate...don't go in!"

It's not that women are not allowed to enter Wenchang Pavilion, but because there are too many people tonight, only powerful ladies from official families are allowed to enter.

It’s not impossible to go in if you want to, and you can go through the back door by paying some money.

Seeing that Liu Yu and the others had no certificates, the officials thought they were ordinary people. At this time, one of the officials rubbed his fingers to beg for benefits, but Cai Yan and the others didn't know this, and they all looked at their husband helplessly. .

Liu Yu also thought it was funny that he was actually being blackmailed in the street in Luoyang city by himself as the king regent.

With this hesitation, the officials became impatient.

"There is no pass certificate, and you don't know the rules. I think you should leave quickly and don't block the people behind."

Several officials yelled angrily twice and were about to step forward to push them away, when they suddenly heard a stern shout from behind.

"Blind your dog's eyes!"

The person who came was Ma Chao, the general who was responsible for the safety of the city tonight.

Ma Chao didn't expect the master to come back, and was about to go up to meet the master and his wife. Seeing Liu Yu waving to him quietly, he immediately understood that the master and the master's wife were going to visit incognito.

"These are relatives of this general, let them all go."

Ma Chao's father is one of the nine ministers, and his master is the current regent. No one in Luoyang dares to question his words.

"The villain has eyes but doesn't know Mount Tai, and I hope the general will forgive me."

"Okay, get out and stand aside."

Ma Chao respectfully invited the teachers' wives into the checkpoint, exchanged a smile with the master, and then continued to lead people to patrol the streets.

Seeing Liu Yu and the others slowly enter the Wenchang Pavilion, the officials let out a sigh of relief.

"It's the first time I've seen such a beautiful woman, and what's even more eye-catching is that seven of them came at once!"

"Hush... Keep your voice down, didn't you hear what General Xiao Ma said just now, those people are his relatives, don't you think life is too long, kid, hurry up and get busy."

The official also felt lucky after hearing this, thankfully he didn't talk nonsense just now, otherwise his life might really be in danger.

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Wenchang Hall is divided into four halls: Chunlan, Xiazhu, Qiuju and Dongmei.

Although there were many people in each hall, it was much quieter than outside.

Maybe the people who come in all claim to be literati, some get together to talk about elegance, some stand in front of the works of famous people and taste them, and more people stand alone with their eyes closed and meditate. The literary struggle of the meeting recharges its batteries.

But no matter what these people are doing, as long as Liu Yu and the seven wives pass by, they will definitely attract everyone's attention.

"Husband, look, there are strangely dressed barbarians there."

Among them, Zhao Yu dislikes this kind of occasion the least. She is a chivalrous woman who is habitually cautious when going out, so she can see the disharmony here at a glance.

"Sister Xiaoyu may be the reason why she came to Luoyang for the first time. In fact, there have always been Hu people and wealthy businessmen living in the city. Many of them like poetry and songs even more than Han people. It is not surprising to come here to participate in Wenchang Yaji."

Diao Chan has lived in Luoyang since she was a child, and every year she hears people talking about the Wenchang Gathering in the past, so she explains to Zhao Yu why there are barbarians here.

(End of this chapter)