Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 306
A group of people strolled in the workshop, the houses on both sides were neat and orderly, there were children playing under the tall locust trees, and occasionally they could see the walls paved with red bricks, which made Li Shan smile knowingly.

Going all the way to the south, gradually, the scattered houses are a bit messy, and the idle land is often empty. Although he knew that a considerable part of the [-] squares was relatively desolate, Li Shan was still a little surprised.

"The former Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty rebuilt Daxing, and Yu Wenkai's ingenious workmanship." Li Kai on the side said regretfully: "It's a pity that Emperor Yang moved his capital to Luoyang, so that Chang'an is so barren."

That's right, moving the capital is not only about politics, but also about the status of the city of Chang'an... And when Yang Guang ordered the move, the city of Chang'an was mostly empty.

Li Shan had no excuses, Wang Renbiao and Zhang Wenguan on the side nodded in agreement and talked a lot.

After walking south for a quarter of an hour, galloping horses, fragrant chariots with curtains, and laughing crowds gradually appeared in front of him. Li Shan tiptoed his toes and looked out. There are hills rising and attics everywhere.

Needless to say, Chang'an's position in Chinese history, Li Shan, who is very interested in history, came here and naturally wanted to see those ancient monuments that lasted through the ages.

Unfortunately, at this time in Chang'an, there is no so-called Chang'an Eight Scenic Spots.

Although the so-called Huaqing Pool and Tangquan Palace are small and large, they have not yet reached their heyday. The phrase "spring cold bathes Huaqing Pool, hot spring water washes fat" has not yet come out, and even Bai Juyi's father has not yet been born.

As for the broken willows at the Baqiao... Hey, it looks a bit like that, but the funny thing is that there was no such tradition before, but Li Shan created it himself.

When Wei Ting mentioned it a few days ago, Li Shan couldn't laugh or cry.

In this city of Chang'an, Li Shan was most interested in two places, one was the Tai Chi Palace that he had already been to, and the other was today's destination... Furong Garden.

Li Kai often lives in Chang'an, and he is the most familiar with it. He led the crowd out of the small path and went straight to the shore. All the way, he saw the weeping willows on the shore like clouds, colorful people and figures, the beautiful scenery, and the ladies, queens and princesses in an endless stream. , singing and painting boats in the pool, enjoying leisurely feasts.

Li Shan was a little surprised. He knew that since the end of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an had gradually declined and never became the core of the country. The reason was largely due to the shortage of water sources... But he didn't expect that in the early Tang Dynasty, in Guanzhong and around Chang'an, there would be Jiangnan. landscape.

Although Qujiang Pond got its name because of the twists and turns of the water, in the eyes of everyone, it is full of lakes, and the so-called twists and turns cannot be seen.

"Thinking back thousands of years ago, Chang'an was surrounded by eight waters, seventy palaces were left, and thousands of riders could ride thousands of rides, so Yulin prospered." Zhang Wenguan said with emotion: "Unfortunately, only Qujiang Furong is left now."

Li Shan was a little surprised, and said with a smile, "So this is the old site of Shanglin Garden."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che took the children of the fallen soldiers into Shanglin Garden, and ordered him to be the "Habayashi Rider" with "wings for the country, like the prosperity of the forest". This is a story passed down to later generations.

"It's far from being comparable." Fang Yi, who remained silent all the way, shook his head and said, "The so-called Yichun Courtyard in the Qin Dynasty, and the expansion of the Shanglin Court in the Han Dynasty, was already decadent in the Eastern Han Dynasty."

Li Shan couldn't help complaining in his heart, Yichun Courtyard... this name... well, it was still normal before Wei Xiaobao came out.

"When Daxing was built in the previous dynasty, Naqu Pond entered the city and was rebuilt at the former site of Yichun Courtyard. Emperor Wen abandoned Qujiang Pond and renamed it Furong Garden."

"Emperor Yangdi of the previous dynasty cited the story of Qushui Liushang for a moment of fun... I haven't seen much in these years."

Li Kai on the side smiled and said, "It's because we haven't seen each other these few years that we have today's reunion and the reappearance of Qushui Liushang."

A group of people walked slowly along the river bank. Li Shan remembered studying history in his previous life. It seems that during the period of Tang Xuanzong, Jinshi and the first degree, he drank in Qujiang.

But what Li Kai said just now... Li Shan was a little confused. He received the invitation from Zhang Wenguan a few days ago, and he didn't decide to come until yesterday, but he went out this morning and heard from Mrs. Zhou that today is the Ghost Festival. .

What a ghost festival, it's July and a half, ghost festival!

Why do you have to pick today?

Not just one or two people, besides Li Kai, Fang Yizhi, Wang Renbiao, and Zhang Wenguan who are more familiar, there are also Liu Shi of the Hedong Liu family and Yang Siyi of the Hongnong Yang family.

And there seemed to be a lot of people coming to Furong Garden today, Li Shan murmured in his heart, do Tang Dynasty people like to go out on ghost festivals?
Enjoying the scenery along the road, everyone else was very interested, only Li Shan and Fang Yizhi were not very interested, the former always felt awkward... because in previous years and today, even if he was in the school hospital, he would find a place to burn some paper money, while the latter... …and it has been all this time.

There is no way, I quit my job, my fingers were broken, and I was humiliated, so my son was naturally unhappy... During this period, the people of Youzhou were very rampant.

"Why did you gather today?" Li Shan asked casually, and saw dozens of people riding off their horses not far away, chattering and laughing.

Li Shan didn't hear Fang Yi's direct answer. Li Shan turned his head and looked in surprise, but saw his friend's face turned blue and white, his cheeks were puffed up and his sleeves were trembling slightly, as if he was holding back his anger.

"Sauro!"

Li Shan took a glance, and it was Li Kai's eldest brother, Li Jia, who was striding over, followed by five or six young people, who seemed to be descendants of aristocratic families.

"Brother." Li Kai went out and saluted, with a slightly embarrassed expression on his face.

"It's been a long time since I saw Demou." A young man greeted him with a smile. He had a handsome appearance, but his eyes were long and narrow, and his lips were shallow, which made people displeased.

The young man seemed bold, and greeted everyone one by one, and finally saw Fang Yizhi and Li Shan, the smile on his face faltered slightly, "I have heard the name of Dongshan Li Huairen for a long time."

Li Shan glanced at Fang Xuanling who had turned around, said a few words modestly, frowned slightly, watched the person walk away, and pulled Wang Renbiao, "Not to mention, I will go back to the Imperial Medical Office soon, and I have to teach today! "

"Huai Ren, don't worry!"

Li Shan snorted, "The Luo family entered Beijing about a month ago, arrogant and domineering, but today they are so polite?"

This is a very simple conjecture, because this young man is Luo Yi's younger brother Luo Shou, and it was he who broke Fang Xuanling's finger, so Fang Yi just turned around and refused to greet him.

Such an arrogant character, but today he is so cautious and courteous... After Luo Yi entered the capital, Li Shan was the only one who let him suffer. With the spread of people who cared about him, the rumors about Su Dingfang's sweeping down of Luo Yi's personal guards spread all over the place. This was also one of the reasons why Ling Jing was afraid that Li Shan and Luo Yi would start a fight.

There must be something wrong, something happened in Furong Garden today, Luo Shou would be so polite.

Fang Yi on the side said in a low voice: "Traveling in Zhongyuan is a common practice, and it is also a common practice to enjoy the scenery in Qujiang Furong, but today the Crown Princess, Qin Wangfei, and Qi Wangfei hosted a banquet in the forbidden garden of Furong Garden. Go to the banquet."

The Crown Princess, Princess Qin, daughters of the family... Li Shan immediately realized, "Is this to pick someone?"

Damn it, this is a large-scale blind date party organized by the government!
(End of this chapter)