I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 165 The Chicken Fighting House in Chang'an City (Subscribe)

"At the beginning of the month, there were rumors that fishermen near Xiadu caught a 1000-year-old Dacai in a lake, which was as big as a car. The prodigal son who was with him went to Xiadu, and when the official asked someone to find him and let him return to Chang'an, that Zhuzi had already spent all his money and food for a month, and there was not even a single coin left."

Cai is a tortoise, and it refers specifically to a huge tortoise, so Da Cai is a particularly large tortoise.

In rivers and lakes, such a big Cai can often be caught, which is considered auspicious.

"I was afraid that he would suffer from starvation, so I gave him another two hundred dollars. If I save two hundred dollars, I will be able to spend the rest of this month. This is what I managed to save..."

"But look, a few days ago, there were a few valuable copper lamps and a bronze mirror in this house, but now they are all gone."

"It must be because this Zhuzi couldn't help itching, and wanted to go to a cockfight for money, but two hundred yuan was not enough to make money, so I took this copper guy for money."

"It's not the first time this Zhuzi has done such a crazy and indulgent thing, it's really..."

Xu Guanghan chattered on and on, although he didn't dare to scold excessively due to Liu He's affection, but his anger could be heard between the lines.

Liu He took a look at the empty house, and immediately understood many things.

When Bingji met Liu Bingji, he should have been an official of Biqianshi, and his monthly income was at least [-] to [-] yuan, so he must have quite a fortune.

It is not difficult to purchase such a house.

And I'm afraid that even if the utensils in this house are not expensive, they must be complete.

Now, it is empty, almost impoverished.

Presumably, it wasn't that he was met by a thief, but that he was taken out by Liu Bing and sold and lost.

Emperor Gao liked cockfighting, and this Liu Bingji also liked cockfighting. He really deserved to be the heir of a big man—he was more like Emperor Gao than himself.

At this time, Guo Kai, who had been leaning against the door to watch the excitement with his arms folded on his chest, laughed "Jie Jie Jie".

The laughter became louder and louder, and at the end, it was almost impossible to straighten up.

"Huh? Why is Guo Xia laughing?"

"The owner of this house is really a wonderful person. It's really funny to be so willful and casual, but it's what I want to laugh most about making the two of you empty-handed."

"By the way, who is the owner of this house?"

"Don't worry about Guo Xia, I will tell you when I find it." Liu He said to Xu Guanghan who was still cursing, "Xu Shijun, where are we going to find him now, I don't have much time, he won't Are you running to Xiadu?"

Liu Bing already likes to hang out with Xia Du the most, Liu He knows it, and now he himself has more curiosity about Xia Du.

"Mr. Chu, don't worry. I don't know how many times I have searched for Zhu Zi. I know the cockfighting houses he often goes to."

"Then I'll go find him now."

"only!"

Without further words, Xu Guanghan took Liu He and the two of them to the north wall of Chang'an City.

At this time, the sky was completely bright, and the whole Shangguanli had come to life. People were coming and going, cars were coming and going, and everyone was in a hurry.

The people on foot were all dressed in neat robes, with colorful ribbons around their waists. Sure enough, most of them were officials with less than six hundred shi, while those sitting in the carriages were probably higher-ranking officials.

On the way through Shangguanli, Liu He passed many "old places".

There is the Changyi mansion that has not yet started to be rebuilt, the majestic and stern General's Mansion, and Jing Zhaoyin who is in charge of the core area of ​​Chang'an...

When he was about to leave Shangguanli, Liu He passed the arsenal built on a high platform.

It is said that the armored soldiers hidden in this arsenal can be used to arm hundreds of thousands of troops.

Along the way, Liu He has gained a lot, the most important thing is to figure out the relative positions of these important places.

Especially the arsenal and the General's Mansion, Liu He never thought that they would be so close to Weiyang Palace.

Standing under the arsenal, Liu He could still hear the sound of Weiyang Palace telling the time.

This information is very important, and only when it is intuitively memorized in the mind, can Liu He make more accurate preparations when it is time to use it in the future.

After passing through Shangguanli, Weiyang Palace was left behind at the same time.

Xu Guanghan continued to go north along Shangguanli Front Street—although this street was named Shangguanli, it was the main road passing through Chang'an City from north to south. Qianjie is three thousand feet long.

[One zhang in Han Dynasty is about the same as two meters four]

It took a full half an hour to walk through Shangguanli Front Street.After they turned a few more turns, they finally entered the bustling Beicheng and Beichengguo—these are collectively called Beichengguo by Chang'an people.

"Mr. Chu, the northern city is ahead."

Without Xu Guanghan talking too much, Liu He already felt the difference here, and was overwhelmed by the bustling scene in front of him at a glance.

Compared with the clean and orderly South City, the order in the North City is much more chaotic.

But people come and go, traffic is busy, shoulder to shoulder, continuous flow...

On both sides of the crowded and narrow street, there are banners of many shops that Liu He has seen or has never seen; pedestrians on the road are wearing clothes of different materials and styles; People from the Western Regions...

This is the Chang'an of the great Han people, this is the Chang'an of the great Han, and this is my Chang'an!
Compared with this messy, noisy, disorderly, and barbaric world, the tidy, solemn, orderly, and moderate Weiyang Palace behind him pales in comparison.

It is also a good choice to live here for a lifetime.

Liu He really wanted to sigh and express his feelings, but found that he was at a loss for words.

Only the verses written by countless descendants emerged from my heart.

"The nine heavens close the palace, and all nations wear their crowns and pay their respects."

"Chang'an Avenue is narrow and slanted, with green cattle, white horses and seven fragrant chariots."

"Hundreds of houses are like a game of Go, and Twelfth Street is like a vegetable garden."

……

Most of these sentences were not written about Chang'an at this time, but Liu He felt that it was not an exaggeration to describe Chang'an at this time.

When Liu He was immersed in a dream, Guo Kai, who had walked in Chang'an in his childhood, also expressed his own sighs.

It's just that his exclamation is not so poetic, but it has a kind of simple heroism and recognition.

"That's right, this is Great Chang'an."

Da Changan, crude and straightforward, but very appropriate.

"Let's go, let's find Liu Bingji."

"promise!"

At this time, the sun had already risen high, and the temperature rose very fast. Under the sun's rays, the rich smell rushed straight into Liu He's nostrils.

The smell of the food, the strong smell of the food, the rouge smell of the Orchid lady, the sweaty smell of the coolie in short clothes, the smell of dust, the smell of livestock... mixed together, Liu He was a little dizzy.

Because there are too many people, cars, and animals... From time to time, Liu He will be hit by people coming from the opposite side, or stepped on by people behind him...

On the contrary, it was Xu Guanghan and Guo Kai, who were already used to such a crowded scene, so they walked through the crowd like nimble fish.

Liu He was a little excited, and stared fixedly at Xu Guanghan in front of him. He was not afraid, but he was afraid of wasting more time. As for Guo Kai, he stayed by Liu He's side very competently, helping him push away some rampages from time to time. people.

……

After a arduous journey, Liu He was finally not left behind. Following Xu Guanghan, he finally crossed the busiest street and came to an alley with relatively few pedestrians.

The walls and gates between Beicheng and Beicheng Guo are still there, but they are useless during the day.

And this alley is between the outer city wall and the moat, and it is tens of feet long.

Rather than saying it is an alley, it is better to say that it is a spontaneously formed market, because the buildings on both sides of the alley are not houses at all, but rather crooked grass houses.

Standing at the entrance of the alley, Liu He immediately smelled the aroma of wine and heard the sound of chant.

Liu He guessed that this place should be the Fighting Chicken Houses - roughly counting, there are at least thirty or forty Fighting Chicken Houses, and the rest are simple wine shops.

　Four updates and [-] words are completed!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)