Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 438 The Gathering of Chang'an Players

The southwestern frontier of the Tang Dynasty once again fell into the eve of a turbulent rainstorm. The people in Chengdu had just bid farewell to their great emperor, and the envoys from Nanzhao who declared war were already on their way.

Compared with the cloudy clouds in the southwestern border, the Guanzhong area at this time can be said to be clear of the clouds.

After Zhou Shi disbanded from the East Travel Group, he first handed over the matter in hand in Luoyang City, wasting half a month, and arrived in Chang'an City in mid-October.

Zhou Shi has already accepted Shang Bo's invitation to serve as the deputy envoy of the Liuhouyuan of the Longyou Governor's Mansion.

Now that Shangbo is still in Fengxiang Mansion, the work of preparing Chang'an to stay in the backyard is left to Zhou Shi.

After Zhou Shi arrived in Chang'an City, he first went to find Yu Xiaoxiao from the pipa shop.

When Zhou Shi came to Anyifang with his horse, he was surprised and speechless when he saw the bustling pipa shop.

One must know that Yu Xiaoxiao came to Chang'an more than ten days earlier than herself, how could she make the pipa shop so prosperous?

There are long benches at the entrance of the Pipa Shop, and a pergola is set up against the base of the wall. These are the guests waiting to enter the Pipa Shop to watch the performance.

A secondary market has even formed around the customers who are equated at the entrance of the Pipa Shop.

A hawker sells heat-preserved red date tea to ward off the chill for customers waiting in the cold wind.

There are vendors who sell flowers, which are used to reward the dancers they support.As long as you pay a little more, you can also tie your name on the flowers.

Seeing the price of these flowers, Zhou Shi couldn't help but click his tongue. Sure enough, men are most willing to spend money on women.

Zhou Shi did not directly reveal his identity and walked into the Pipa Shop, but lined up with everyone and secretly listened to the discussions of these audiences.

"Why is the queue longer today than yesterday? I've been in line for two hours!"

"Wang Shisanlang, stop complaining, you won't be able to line up any later."

"It's not your ink marks. You insisted on buying flowers outside Anyifang, which made us late."

"The flowers in Anyifang are too expensive! Save as much as you can."

"That's right, I'm going to throw flowers to Cheng Ji today."

"Didn't you shout yesterday that you must vote for everyone Yu, why did you change your mind today?"

"Everyone Yu's sword dance is unparalleled in the world, but Cheng Ji really worked so hard. I heard that she sprained her waist a few days ago and still participated in the rehearsal. I, Thirteen Lang, like such a girl!"

Hearing this, Zhou Shi couldn't help asking: "You two, why did you bring flowers into the pipa?"

Zhou Shi noticed that almost everyone who lined up had flowers in their hands.

The young man named Wang Shisanlang said: "Listen to the accent, brother is not from Chang'an, right? You have only arrived in Chang'an not long ago?"

Zhou Shi nodded, and Wang Shisanlang said: "No wonder you don't know the rules of this pipa."

"The pipa shop in Anyifang is the hottest pipa shop in Chang'an [-]th Square."

"The two heads of Anyifang are not only first-class in talent and appearance, but also very good at doing business."

"The total number of dancers on stage every day is only 12. At the end of each performance, the audience can present flowers to the dancers they support."

"Only the top eight dancers can continue to perform in the next performance."

"The last four eliminated can only sit on the bench, and wait until the front is eliminated before they have a chance to play."

"In order to let the dancer I support come on stage, someone actually paid a lot of money to buy all the flowers."

Zhou Shi was stunned, good guy, what is this?Datang's AKB12?
Zhou Shi asked again: "Why did those two dear friends buy flowers outside Anyifang?"

Wang Shisanlang said with some shame: "There are also flower sellers in the Pipa shop, but the price is the most expensive. The price of flowers in Anyifang is also very high. The two of us have come to listen to music every day these days. It's because I'm short of money, so I bought flowers outside Anyifang."

"However, Pipa Xing does not forbid bringing flowers in from outside."

Zhou Shi was speechless for a while, Yu Xiaoxiao and Su Nuan got all the fan circle support votes to Datang, these Datang nerds have no resistance at all!
Seeing Wang Shisanlang's obsessed face, wishing to dedicate all of himself to support Cheng Ji, Zhou Shi knew why Pipa Xing was so popular.

Zhou Shi had a private chat with Yu Xiaoxiao, and after a while a maid opened the small door and let Zhou Shi enter the pipa shop.

When he saw Yu Xiaoxiao, he only saw her with disheveled hair, writing and drawing on paper.

"Xiaoxiao, how did you become like this?" Yu Xiaoxiao paid the most attention to her image, even when she was traveling, she seldom looked like this.

Yu Xiaoxiao sighed and said: "It's not the "Po Qin Wang Po Array", it's too difficult to change such a dance music!"

Zhou Shi showed a helpless smile, and Yu Xiaoxiao said:
"Don't talk about me anymore, have you chosen the location in the backyard?"

Zhou Shi said: "There is no need to choose, Shangbo has sent a message that the emperor has given a house for the backyard."

"Give a house?"

"Yeah, staying in the backyard is equivalent to the mansion of King Jianning. Originally, King Jianning didn't have an independent mansion. Anyway, he is now the prince of the town, so the emperor simply gave King Jianning a mansion as the backyard. .”

"Where is it? Is it far from Anyifang?"

"In Xuanyangfang, it's not far from Anyifang. It's also on the edge of Dongshi, which is closer to the imperial city."

Zhou Shi also said: "This house originally belonged to Yang Guozhong. After the Anshi Rebellion, Yang Guozhong's family was killed by the imperial army. The emperor gave this house to King Jianning."

Yu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up and said: "Yang Guozhong's house, I heard it is a first-class beautiful house in Chang'an!"

Zhou Shi sighed and said: "But An Lushan and Yang Guozhong have a big enmity. After An Lushan captured Chang'an, he slaughtered Yang Guozhong's family members who stayed in Chang'an. This house was also severely damaged. It is necessary to rebuild such a big house. It costs a lot of money."

Yu Xiaoxiao asked: "Could it be that the emperor only grants the house and doesn't give money to repair it?"

"The emperor asked the Ministry of Industry to repair the palace and official residences in Chang'an, but there are only so many craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry, and the palace has not yet been repaired. How can anyone come to repair the backyard for King Jianning? We still have to rely on ourselves .”

Zhou Shi said: "I posted a post on the forum. Several life stream players who like to build are interested in this project. They will stay in the backyard and plan to directly tear down and rebuild the original house on the basis of a new style of building."

"Such a big deal?"

Zhou Shi said: "Staying in the backyard is Longyou's face in Chang'an. His Highness also said that it doesn't matter if you spend more money."

Yu Xiaoxiao added: "By the way, tonight at the Longyou Guild Hall, our players in Chang'an are going to get together, Zhou Shi and you too."

Now there are several groups of players in Chang'an.

The first is Su Nuan and Yu Xiaoxiao's pipa store. This newly opened pipa store has become a landmark building in Anyifang. The two women performed while rehearsing Qin Wang's Breaking the Array.

Guo Ping, the group of merchant players who arrived in Chang'an first, also found a job for themselves in Chang'an.

I don't know where this guy went, but he actually received an errand from the imperial court to rebuild the East City.

The East and West Second City used to be the largest market in the Tang Dynasty, but it was looted and burned after Anlu Mountain entered Chang'an.

Jing Zhaoyin is going to rebuild the East and West cities and raise funds from merchants in Chang'an City.

Guo Ping donated generously, so he won the project to rebuild Chang'an, and now he is busy on the construction site every day.

The Seventeen Sons of Longyou, including Wang Chengwei, were players who participated in this year's Chang'an imperial examination. They are still building momentum in Chang'an. Relying on their poems in Longyou, this group of players is well-known, and they are also well-known in Chang'an.

And Shan Tao, the group of players who escorted the rebellious Tang officials into Chang'an, has now accepted a new position in Dali Temple.

Shan Tao became a street patrol envoy, managing street patrol shops and unscrupulous people in Anyifang, Qinrenfang and Jinggongfang, and became an official servant under Jingzhao Yin's yamen.

In addition to Zhou Shi, the official of the Longyou Governor's Mansion, the number of players in Chang'an has exceeded a hundred without knowing it.

So Guo Ping proposed to hold a gathering of players in the Longyou Guild Hall, and let everyone get in touch with each other.

Zhou Shi naturally agreed. The backyard of the Governor's Mansion serves as Longyou's "sub-base" in Chang'an, and it is also the player's respawn point and strong backing in Chang'an. Naturally, he must actively participate in such activities.

But Zhou Shi still asked: "At night? Isn't there a curfew in Chang'an?"

"Isn't Shan Tao a street patrol officer? We have already obtained his pass. By the way, you should also go to him to get one, otherwise it will be inconvenient not to let you go out at night."

"Actually, the regulations in Chang'an are not so strict. Except for Zhuque Avenue which is closed to traffic at night, and the streets in Fang City at night, the imperial court also turns a blind eye to it."

"And the curfew is only for ordinary people. Those dignitaries don't travel at night."

Zhou Shi touched his head and said, "It seems to be the same thing."

Zhou Shi left the pipa shop, and it was not yet time to go to the Yamen.

Zhou Shixian went to the Ministry of Industry to reveal his identity as an official in the backyard.

A member of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, warmly received Zhou Shi, and personally presented the title deed and key of Yang Guozhong's mansion.

Then Zhou Shi went to Yang Guozhong's mansion to have a look. Sure enough, the mansion was severely damaged, and even the plaque on the door was scorched by flames.

I just don't know if those architect players can build a new grand mansion on the ruins.

At this time, it was almost dark, Zhou Shi hurried to Anyifang, and finally entered Anyifang before the gate of Anyifang.

He walked quickly to the Longyou Guild Hall, and when Zhou Shi arrived at the Longyou Guild Hall, the other players had already arrived.

The players in the guild hall gathered together, and this was also the first gathering of players in Chang'an.

The party convener, Guo Ping, held up the wine glass and said a toast, and the players were about to drink to their hearts' content.

At this time Shan Tao stood up and said to the crowd:

"Brothers in Chang'an, I just took on a big task. Are you interested in doing it together?"

Hearing the word mission, the eyes of the players present lit up.

(End of this chapter)