The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 720
Xiang Wanyi feels unwell and drove to Guyuan.

The sunset is infinitely good, just near dusk.

——"Le Youyuan" Li Shangyin
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The preparations for the military supplies came to an end, and Bai Fu finally breathed a sigh of relief.I slept soundly and slept for a day and a night.

Early the next morning, Princess Qingluan came to the Bashu Guild Hall.

Princess Qingluan pouted, looking unhappy.Bai Fu cared and comforted him, and asked why.

Princess Qingluan muttered: "Brother Fu, didn't your father reward you with a mansion, your father's order is straightforward, let the Ministry of Internal Affairs handle it as soon as possible.

I never thought that the gang of eunuchs in the Ministry of Internal Affairs would not open their eyes and even reward Mrs. Guoguo's mansion in Xuanyangfang. "

Bai Fu thought to himself: "Didn't Mrs. Guo's mansion be sold to Xuanzong through Alberts and several Hu merchants? How could it flow to the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Princess Qingluan saw Bai Fu's confusion, and explained: "This mansion was eventually sold to Dou Rufen, the general of Youwuwei. Dou Rufen participated in the rebellion of King Siqi Li Zhen, Dou's house was confiscated, and this mansion was confiscated. , returned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Bai Fu suddenly realized.

Princess Qingluan said: "Madam Guo Guo's mansion, although the location is very good, covers a vast area, with pavilions, pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings, and the back garden is even more lush with trees, lakes and mountains, and it is so beautiful.

But the Yang family was brutally wiped out.The mansion of Mrs. Guo Guo was regarded as ominous, and the people of Chang'an were afraid to avoid it.

After receiving the imperial decree, the Ministry of Internal Affairs deliberately rewarded you with this mansion, with bad intentions! "

As soon as Bai Fu thought about it, he knew the reason, it must be Li Fuguo, the internal servant, who was playing tricks in the middle.

However, Bai Fu's view of this mansion is not the same as that of Princess Qingluan.

The mansion of Mrs. Guo Guo was originally the mansion of Princess Taiping, which was designed by her mentor Qingxuan.Not only is the layout magnificent and the pavilions are gorgeous, but the underground secret passage is also unique and ingenious.

At the beginning, if it wasn't for the purpose of attracting Xuanzong to the Dendrobium, Bai Fu would not be willing to sell it.

Today, Xuanzong has been placed under house arrest in the Tai Chi Palace, and the mansion has completed its mission.Returning things to their original owners is also a beautiful thing.

If you get married in the future, you will no longer be able to live in the Bashu Guild Hall, and you should have your own mansion.

Bai Fu said with a smile to Princess Qingluan: "Yang's family only ended up in troubles in the Tang Dynasty. It can't be said in the same way. We auspicious people have their own celestial features.

If you are still not at ease, I have set aside two courtyards from the southeast corner of this mansion and donated them to the adjacent Fengci Temple, where the eminent monk and great virtue are invited to sit.how? "

Donating mansions to temples to ward off disasters and pray for blessings is what Chang'an dignitaries often do.Only then did Princess Qingluan feel relieved.

Princess Qingluan said: "Brother Fu, your idea is good. If I don't have the above fears, I also like this mansion very much.

Now that this worry has been dispelled, I want to renovate it again, redecorate it, and build it into the Duke of Wei.

In the future, when I get married, we will stay here forever, watching the spring flowers and autumn moon, the children and grandchildren..." At the end, Princess Qingluan blushed, her voice was low and inaudible.

The two looked at each other, affectionately, and hugged each other tightly...

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Having made up her mind, Princess Qingluan became motivated.

From this day on, Princess Qingluan leaves the palace early every morning, leaves early and returns late, busy with the renovation of the mansion.Princess Qingluan commanded the maids and servants in the mansion, as if she was an imperial lady.

Hearing that Bai Fu was going to build the Duke's Mansion of the State of Wei, Jing Zhaoyin Liu Yan asked for an imperial decree to add a few small gates with inverted monuments on the wall of the square, as the side entrances of the Duke's Mansion of the State of Wei, making it easier to enter and exit.

When this kind of small inverted monument door is used, it is not pushed left and right, but the entire door panel is tilted forward and laid flat on the ground, and the two sides are pulled by iron chains, which can be retracted.Because it looks like a stone tablet falling to the ground, it got its name.

After the construction of several side gates, the north gate of Weiguo Gongfu is adjacent to Pingkangfang, the east gate is only one step away from Dongshi, the west gate is closely connected with Chongyifang, and the south gate is wide open, facing Anlu Mountain in front of Qinrenfang. mansion.The traffic is very convenient.

It was heard that Princess Qingluan wanted to build a garden, and Emperor Su Zong granted Zhang Xuan, the master craftsman who built the Daming Palace, to assist Qingluan in rebuilding Duke Wei's mansion.

Jia Chang, the leader of the Beihai Gang, volunteered to help Princess Qingluan build the mansion.

From the first day of building the mansion to the addition of various appliances after the completion, Jia Chang, the leader of the Beihai Gang, did it himself and kept a close eye on it.

Jia Chang said to Zhang Xuan, the master craftsman, "The Duke of Wei's mansion only wants to be magnificent, and there is no need to care about financial resources. All the money should be borne by our Beihai Gang."

After the completion of the Duke's Mansion of the State of Wei, it was extremely luxurious and extravagant. In addition to the utensils of the Tang Dynasty, there were also treasures from the Western Regions such as the Great Qin, Dashi, Persia, and Samirhan.Even the items used by the emperor in the Daming Palace may not be comparable.

Beds, tables and chairs, drapes and curtains, and all kinds of daily-use furniture are fully furnished: sandalwood beds inlaid with white jade and precious stones, embroidered curtains with gold and silver threads, lacquer screens inlaid with ivory and amber...

Even the pots and pans in the kitchen and the sieves and baskets in the stables are all made of gold and silver: rice urns made of pure gold, rice washing basins made of pure silver, baskets made of gold wire, and silver wire A woven fence...

Two brothers, Siqing Wang, Li Qiu and Li Yan, laughed at Jia Chang's extravagance and vulgarity, so they sent all kinds of priceless antiques and jades, rare treasures from the Western Regions, famous calligraphy and paintings to decorate the halls of the mansion:

The night pearl the size of a pigeon egg hanging on the dome of the study room, the thick and luxurious Persian carpet, pineapple flowers, various bookshelves made of rosewood...

The Samarkand Gold Vase, Khorasan Sun Diamond, Goujian Sword of Yue King, Fan Li's handwritten "Wen Zi", Liuhou Zhang Liang's handwritten "Su Shu" are neatly placed on the bookshelves.

The pipa masters Mu Yunyi and Cao Huashang of Yunshangfang sent thousands of pieces of precious silk, Shu brocade, Su embroidery and several extremely precious guqin.

Zuoqianniuwei's General Li Chan, King of Gaoyi, General Li Fu, King of Jiyin County, and Zhonglang sent Li Tong, Duke of Chu, a dozen good Dawan horses and luxurious carriages.

Wei Zhi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Li Ruoyou, a doctor of Chengdu Yin and imperial historian, General You Yulin Wei, Wei Boyu, an envoy of the Shence Army, and other officials who had good relations with Bai Fu sent special products from various places: Guangling silk brocade, bronze wares, official endowments Silk embroidery, Luo Wulu and crimson gauze from Kuaiji, tortoiseshell, ivory, beads, and aloes from the South China Sea, porcelain, tea sets and pots from Yuzhang, sky blue pigments and malachite green from Xuancheng, banana kudzu cloth and boa constrictors from Shi'an Gallbladders, kingfisher feathers, Fang Wenling from Wu County, etc., you can find everything.

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In addition to the utensils, Xiong Badou, on behalf of the underground gang in Chang'an, sent dozens of dark-skinned, tall and strong Kunlun slaves; nearly a hundred Kucha Le Ji with high nose, deep eyes, and blond hair like a waterfall, slender, tall, graceful, with a waist and chest The orchid dancer...

Bai Fu originally thought that Princess Qingluan would be displeased, but he didn't expect that Princess Qingluan would not mind.After all, she is a princess of the Tang Dynasty. She is well-informed and magnificent. She not only accepts her with a smile, but also practices the band and arranges songs and dances herself.

Seeing Bai Fu's astonishment, Princess Qingluan smiled and said, "It's so rare to see! Kunlun slaves, Kuci Le Ji and Orchid dancers, these are the standard equipment of the Tang Dynasty's wealthy families."

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On the day of the completion of the Duke's Mansion of the State of Wei, Emperor Suzong rewarded many treasures, utensils, wine and food, and personally raised the inscription on the mansion's plaque.

Even the domineering and domineering Queen Zhang sent several boxes of court costumes, cloud clothes and accessories.

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Leyou was originally the highest point of Chang'an City, with a towering and spacious terrain, it looks like a hill raised out of thin air from a distance.

Dengyuan looks far away, and it is spacious to look around. In the capital, you can look down like a palm.Overlooking the Qujiang Furong Garden and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, it is as if you are in front of you.

Every Yangchun in March and Chongyang in September, there is an endless stream of tourists coming here.The curtain is cloud cloth, the fragrant car is filled, talented scholars and ladies, enjoy flowers and outing, pull out wedges and climb high.

In order to ascend to the heights, Princess Taiping built pavilions and pavilions here, creating the largest private garden in Chang'an—Princess Taiping Manor besides the Royal Forbidden Garden.

After Princess Taiping rebelled, the garden was confiscated, and Xuanzong distributed it to the four kings Ning, Shen, Qi, and Xue.

Later, when King Ning saw that Mrs. Guo was favored, he donated his garden to Mrs. Guo.Mrs. Guo Guo made great efforts to build it into what it is today.

Today, it is the back garden of Duke Wei's mansion.

Standing on the pavilions and pavilions in the back garden, overlooking Qinren, Anyi, Xuanping, Xinchang and other squares, the gray and white walls of the squares stretch along the hillside, and green bamboos and willows are planted all over the corners, which is very splendid in spring and summer.

In the courtyard of the pavilion, Princess Qingluan ordered the gardener to transplant several pines and cypresses from the imperial forbidden garden.Looking forward to the future, these pines and cypresses can be surrounded by several people and stand like a cover.

Princess Qingluan chose a suitable location close to the wall of the square, and planted several magnolia trees with her own hands.She told Bai Fu that in the future magnolia flowers will bloom, the clouds will be like brocades, and the flowers will be heavy in Chang'an City.From the Daming Palace on Longshouyuan, one can see Duke Wei's Mansion at a glance.

One day when I miss Bai Fu, I can stand on the attic of the dormitory and look at this place.

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In the center of the back garden is a vast and open lake, which is vast and misty, and can be used for long boats and boats.When the sun rises, the fog in the lake rises, which is beautiful.

There are countless long pavilions, arch bridges, mountains and stones along the lakeside, peonies, green lotus and white lotus, and bay willows are planted all over the place. There are also many rare birds such as egrets, mandarin ducks, swans, and red-crowned cranes.

After cleaning up the silt in the lake, Princess Qingluan was pleasantly surprised to find a spring in the center of the lake, which gushes continuously all year round.The spring water gushing out is crystal clear, sweet and delicious.

Afterwards, when the sun was setting and the sky was filled with colorful clouds, Bai Fu and Qing Luan took a flat boat to the center of the lake, scooped a few ladles of clear spring, boiled water and made tea, feeling comfortable and at ease.

Or, on the top of the forest on the moon, enjoy the moon in the center of the lake, and let the boat rippling.Qing Luan burns incense and plays the piano, Bai Fu plays the jade flute horizontally, the shadow of the moon is slanting horizontally, drunk and listening to the falling flowers.

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One day, Zi Chechi returned to Chang'an from Heyang.Bai Fu entertained Zi Chechi in a pavilion by the lake.

Seeing the mist lingering in the lake and the sweet spring gushing in the center of the lake, Zi Che cracked his mind and said to Bai Fu intentionally or unintentionally: "Bitan raises the dragon spirit, and the heart of the spring reflects the heart of the sky."

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(End of this chapter)