Great Tang princess

"That happened so many years ago..." Li Xian couldn't help but stroked his beard.

Li Yuechen laughed instead: "It's a pity to say that, if it wasn't for this, Wang Bo wouldn't have been fired by the late Emperor."

Li Chongrun and his group of young people knew the meaning of the word fired. Although Li Xian didn't know it well, he knew it meant dismissal according to the context.

"But don't say it, the "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng" is really well written!" Li Xian changed the subject, "It's really unprecedented!"

"If there are no accidents, there should be no successors... at least for 1000 years." Li Yuechen replied.

She vaguely remembered that the Chinese teacher had said about the Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng that it was a masterpiece in the ages. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the first parallel prose in the ages because of the gorgeous rhetoric and the neatness of the rhetoric.

In this era, Li Yuechen has also read many well-written parallel essays.

Before the Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng, the most famous one should be Cao Zhi's "Luo Shen Fu".

Even Li Yuechen, who has never been good at poetry and poetry, can feel a sense of romanticism.

But Luoshen Fu essentially describes Luoshen's beauty and admiration for her.

In the preface of Tengwang Pavilion, many elements such as humanities, autumn scenery, terrain, and banquets are added.

At the same time, it can also ensure the beauty and smoothness of the writing, which is worthy of no one in the past and no one in the future.

Although Li Xian changed the subject, Li Chongrun was not fooled at all, and continued to ask: "So, Grandpa lost that cockfight?"

"Nonsense! I obviously won!" Li Xian had an excited expression, "It's just that Wang Bo was from Prince Pei's mansion at the time, so he naturally turned to your uncle!"

Li Chongrun obviously didn't believe it, and asked Li Yuechen next to him: "Auntie said, did Grandpa win or lose?"

"I don't know, I wasn't watching at the time! I'm not interested in cockfighting, but more concerned about whether the roast chicken is delicious!" Li Yuechen shook his head with a smile.

"Okay..." Li Chongrun nodded, temporarily believing that his father had won.

Perhaps because he realized that he was too excited, Li Xian immediately calmed down again: "However, this incident made the late emperor angry, and in the end both your uncle and I were taught a lesson..."

Hearing this, the others couldn't help laughing.

Li Yuechen turned his head and said, "If I hadn't begged for mercy, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been so easy."

"How is it possible? It's not long since you started talking!" Li Xian waved his hand with a disbelieving expression on his face.

"Speaking of which, I heard that my aunt didn't speak for three years, which frightened many people. Is this true?" Li Chongrun asked.

Speaking of this, Li Xian became excited: "No, at that time the late emperor and successively thought she was born dumb, and they were sad for a long time! The late emperor even felt that there were evil spirits in the palace..."

Li Chongrun was more interested in this kind of royal secrets, and he asked curiously, "Then why hasn't my aunt spoken for three years?"

"Hmph, my mother is born smart, her brain develops first, and then she can speak!" Li Yuechen joked and nonsense.

It can't be said that it's because I don't understand Middle Chinese and I'm learning a language.

Li Chongrun seemed to like listening to these stories before he was born, asking various questions along the way.

And Li Yuechen and Li Xian also gave him answers with their hearts, which greatly satisfied his curiosity.

Along the way, it passed so happily.

Looking at the familiar scenery on the side of the road, Li Xian had a nostalgic expression on his face.

"When I first came to Dongdu, this road was still a mixture of loess and gravel. When the wind blows, dirt and scum will fly all over the sky..."

Li Chongrun asked: "Grandpa, didn't you walk away for a long time?"

"Really? It's been more than a month! The huge team can only advance about twenty miles a day." Li Xian replied looking out the window.

"But it's different now. It's not long since I got in the car, and I've already arrived at Tongguan..."

"Well, after all, this car is much faster than a carriage... Besides, most people could only walk on the ground at that time..." Li Yuechen smiled.

"And now this road is a cement road, and the traffic efficiency is much higher than that of the dirt road..." Li Chongrun replied.

Li Xian smiled disdainfully: "You kid, you were not born at that time, have you ever seen that dirt road?"

"Grandpa's words are wrong! The child was in the Yizhou Military Region at first, and later in the Northern Military Division. Didn't the roads be all dirt roads at the beginning? He also experienced the days of riding horses every day!" Li Chongrun replied.

Thinking about it carefully, my son is not the second generation ancestor who doesn't understand anything, he has really been on the battlefield.

The family just chatted and walked back, full of laughter along the way.

Li Chongrun likes to listen to these stories before he was born, and seems to be able to find some fun from them.

I didn't feel bored along the way, it only took more than an hour, and the gate of Chang'an City had already appeared in sight.

Li Xian rolled down the window, looked up, and smiled slightly: "This city gate is still exactly the same as in memory."

"Take more photos when you have time, I'm afraid this city gate won't last long," Li Yuechen said with a smile.

"Why?"

"The scale of the city will definitely expand gradually in the future, and the existence of this city wall will become a burden." Li Yuechen replied, "Sooner or later, it will be demolished."

To be honest, if possible, she also wanted to preserve the city wall, at least it was a part of history.

But the problem is that keeping this city wall will hinder traffic and development, so it will definitely have to be demolished in the future.

Fortunately, the walls of the imperial city can be kept forever, which can be regarded as a small compensation.

Li Yuechen hopes to preserve Zhuque Street and make it a historical and cultural heritage.

The convoy slowed down at the gate of the city, and then slowly entered the city.

Suzaku Avenue has vacated the road ahead of time, allowing the convoy to pass smoothly.

The dark mass of people stood on both sides, raising their hands and cheering, welcoming the return of the emperor.

All the soldiers of the internal guards on the city wall raised their hands to salute the moment the convoy entered the city, and they were in unison, attracting everyone's attention.

The convoy was driving on the wide Suzaku Avenue, and the people in Chang'an City widened their eyes, cheering and observing these strange vehicles.

Unlike the people in the Eastern Capital, although the people in Chang'an had seen motorcycles before, this was the first time they had seen a car, and they looked at it curiously for a while.

At the same time, many people are thinking, how does this car move when it looks like there are no horses pulling it?
Some people around were intoxicated by the sound of the car, while others greedily sniffed the smell of gasoline in the air.

And the convoy was also driving slowly on Suzaku Avenue at a speed of twenty, enjoying the cheers of the crowd.

The common people also knew that when the emperor came back, life would be much easier in the future.

……

The motorcade passed through Zhuque Street, then turned and drove all the way to the gate of Daming Palace, which is Danfeng Gate.

There are five gates in Danfeng gate, and the gate in the middle is the widest.

Only the car that Li Xian was sitting in could go through the middle door, and the other cars could only go through the side door.

Passing through the Danfeng Gate is a large square over 600 meters long. At the end of the square is the Hanyuan Hall with red walls and green tiles.

The convoy stopped slowly in the square, and the people in other cars opened their doors and got down to start working.

Li Dan, Li Xian and the others also got out of the car, staring at the Hanyuan Hall which was much higher than the ground in front of them, in a daze.

"What's the matter? Get out of the car!" Li Yuechen patted Li Chongrun who was still in a daze.

"Aunt, this is the Hanyuan Palace? This is too..."

Li Chongrun, who saw Hanyuan Palace for the first time since he was born, was full of surprises.

Although the overall area of ​​Daming Palace is a little smaller than Ziwei Palace, but in terms of grandeur, it is definitely the most well-deserved number one!

The square in front of me is all paved with stone slabs of the same size, and the joints are filled with cement, which looks like a huge chessboard.

At the end of the square is the foundation of Daming Palace, which is nearly 15 meters higher than the ground!
Therefore, standing here and looking at the past, you need to raise your head to see the appearance of the entire Hanyuan Hall.

In this way, the entire palace will form an extremely terrifying sense of oppression visually, making everyone who comes here and looks up feel a sense of shock.

It was as if the huge palace in front of him was slowly pressing towards him, making people look breathless, showing the supremacy of imperial power!
The foundation and the walls of the palace were covered with bright red, only the stairs in the middle leading to the entrance of the main hall and the ramps on both sides were pure white.

The steps in the middle are not allowed to be walked by anyone except the emperor, and the ministers can only go up the ramps on both sides to enter the hall, which is called Longwei Road.

Walk up the 15-meter-high foundation along Longwei Road to reach the gate of Hanyuan Hall.

On both sides of the main hall are three towers that extend like wings, namely Xiangluan Pavilion and Qifeng Pavilion. They are connected to the main hall with curved ruler-shaped corridors. If viewed from the air, the whole group of buildings is in the shape of a "concave".

Looking at the three out of gates on both sides, Li Chongrun was in a daze.

After a long time, he asked: "Auntie, this is..."

"Oh, it's quite boring up there, I used to go up there when I was young." Li Yuechen smiled.

"Then I..."

"You should go to the East Palace to have a look, after all, it is where you will live in the future." Li Yuechen said with a smile, "Is Lu Yao about to have a second child?"

"Well, it's been six months now." Li Chongrun nodded.

Now that Lu Yao is pregnant with her second child, Li Chongrun, who is already a father, is much calmer than when she was pregnant with the first one.

Li Yuechen nodded: "Well, remember to let her take care of her body during pregnancy. Only when the mother is healthy can the child be healthy."

Then he said to Li Xian: "Okay, let's take a good look when you get back, I'll go back to the Princess Mansion to tidy up."

"I haven't been back for decades, don't you plan to take a closer look?" Li Xian asked.

"There will be more time in the future, let's take a few photos in a few days." Li Yuechen smiled, and then prepared to go back.

Although this is the place where he grew up in his childhood, it is now the emperor's residence, and Li Yuechen didn't bother to go back and look.

She herself is not too nostalgic, just like what she said, home is where there are people.

Then he greeted Li Dan and Li Xian and planned to go back.

The two who were reminiscing about their childhood also said that they would go back first, and after a few days settled down, they would go to the palace to have a good reunion with Li Xian.

Li Yuechen and Princess Xuancheng got into another car and drove directly to Jinchengfang.

……

The large car continued to attract 100% turn heads on the road in Chang'an City, and arrived at Jinchengfang unimpeded all the way.

When the car turned around from the door, Li Yuechen's eyes widened, and then he couldn't help complaining: "This is too exaggerated..."

It stands to reason that the Princess Mansion in the Eastern Capital occupies a large enough area, fully occupying half of Lifang.

Not only did Chang'an not restrain itself, but it doubled in size!The entire Jinchengfang has been built into the princess mansion!
After entering the door, there is a wide small square, with parking spaces thoughtfully painted on both sides.

Behind the square is a huge yard, covered with lawns and various plants, and pruned into different animal shapes by ingenious gardeners.

Looking at the past, it is a complex of buildings connected by several rows of houses.

It looks like a wooden building with pillars and cornices. The outer walls and roof are all bright red, and only some patterns are pure white.

But Li Yuechen is very clear that this is not a wooden building, but a concrete structure, so there must be no pillars inside the house, but the exterior is made to look like a wooden building.

But protruding chimneys can be seen on every roof of this complex, which means that every house has a fireplace.

On the south-facing side of the main hall, in addition to the wide door in the middle, there is also a huge floor-to-ceiling glass window on both sides.

Li Yuechen looked at the structure and felt a little familiar. He pushed it with his hands, and as expected, the window was made of several pieces of glass and could be folded.

That is to say, the south-facing side of the main hall can be completely opened, as if there are no walls but only four pillars supporting it.

At least in summer, open the windows at the back, so you don't have to worry about poor ventilation.

Inside the house is a neatly fitted wooden floor, which looks extremely bright after the sunlight reflects.

The interior of the main hall still maintains the minimalist style that Li Yuechen always prefers, and there are almost no exaggerated decorations.

Except for the complete tiger skin in front of her desk.

The phone line is also connected, and the phone is placed in the upper left corner of her desk.

And this desk is even more exaggerated, nearly one foot long and half a foot wide, polished extremely smooth.

In order to match this desk, the people at the engineering institute deliberately added wheels under her chair, which were made of wood and covered with a layer of cowhide, according to her previous ideas.

Moreover, the chair bracket is equipped with bearings, which can not only slide on the ground, but also rotate 360 ​​degrees.

The offices in the main hall are all like this, and Li Yuechen can basically imagine what the rooms in the back are like.

But the question is, is this a bit exaggerated?
If the Princess Mansion in the Eastern Capital is only the size of a manor, then Chang'an is almost a palace.

However, the house itself did not expand much, and the extra area was mainly used for gardening.

The pavilion on the pond is not only bigger than Dongdu, but also has an extra winding stone bridge.

The back garden is even more exaggerated. The craftsmen have planted plants of different seasons in every corner of the garden to ensure that there are different scenery to see throughout the year.

And because the pond is enlarged, it feels like a small half of the whole house is on the water. (end of this chapter)