The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 158 Jiangning Romance
Jiangning City.

After Li Sheng established the country in the Southern Tang Dynasty, he changed Jinling Prefecture to Jiangning Prefecture and designated it as the capital. Together with Jiangdu Prefecture, the eastern capital, it was called the East and West Capitals.

"Looking at the Huai River by the Zhuque Bridge, and asking the Wang family in Wuyi Alley. There is nothing much going on in thousands of villages and wells. I opened a house and opened the door to the green mountains. Chu Yun went down to the stone city, and the river swallows flew to the tile coffin temple.

Wu Shifeng is very amiable. When we meet, we will be rewarded every day.This place has always praised the goat cheese, which has a delicious water shield taste.”

At that time, Jiangning City was prosperous, peaceful and prosperous.

The people live and work in peace and contentment and spend their days leisurely.

The talented scholar and the beautiful lady are charming, handsome, gentle and approachable.

It brings together all kinds of delicacies from all over the country, making people salivate and want to stop.

In my free time, I can go boating on the Qinhuai River, climb Zhongshan Mountain to enjoy the morning glow and dusk clouds, and visit ancient temples to pay homage to the relics of my ancestors.

Or you can invite a few friends to have a drink and talk among the tiles, listen to the sweet singing voice of the singer, and watch the graceful figure of the dancer. If your sexual desire is high, you can even spend a lot of money to invite a beautiful woman to spend the night together.

It doesn't matter if you are short of money, you can send a greeting card, write your own poetry, or a novel tune, and send it to the beauty for review.

If you are talented in literature and fall in love with her, and you are favored by a beautiful woman, you can be invited to meet her in the boudoir.

By the time the conversation struck a chord and the conversation was very pleasant, the moon was already in the sky and we were ready to go to Wushan to travel through the clouds and rain together.

To take a step back, if you are a poor and talented person who has neither a huge fortune nor any ideas, then the only thing you can do is look.

If you are confident that your appearance is not inferior to that of Song Yu and Pan An, you can of course rely on your face to make a living. Ladies who have enough money are willing to raise a bunch of handsome men to flatter them.

If you are a young man with no money, no talent, no face, and want to get a chance to get close to a beautiful woman, then it seems that it is more appropriate to apply for the job of Mr. Turtle.

In the tiles divided into areas in Jiangning City, there are many male waiters coming and going, and there are many people who are applying makeup and posing.

No matter how prosperous the world is, there will always be no shortage of devotees in despicable industries.

In the evening, as the sunset faded and the sky darkened, Xilianghe Wazi, the largest and most prosperous restaurant in Jiangning City, ushered in its peak passenger flow period. Many wealthy people in rich clothes and fine clothes walked around the streets with their friends and companions, looking for tonight. My favorite place to get drunk and stay overnight.

There are also many young and old ladies wearing red skirts and robes, wearing flowing jade and jade, and holding fans with various patterns in their hands, hanging out in gold and silver jade workshops, spice shops, and preserved fruit restaurants.

Wazigoulan is a large-scale commercial and entertainment complex. It is not just about getting drunk and having sex. It serves customers as young as three years old and up to eighty years old. They are not under the control of each other and do not interfere with each other.

There are countless people traveling with their families, and the prosperity and bustle are far better than those in Kaifeng.

The main street of Wazi in Xilianghe is packed with tourists, and the sound of hawking can be heard one after another.

Two people wandered along the street, blending in and out of sight among the bustling crowd.

The older man is about 30 years old, of medium height, slightly thin, with a calm expression, like a quiet and elegant man, named Xu Xuan.

The young man is twelve or thirteen years old, with a stocky figure and a fair and honest face.

His appearance is somewhat peculiar, which leaves an impression on people at a glance.

A broad forehead, two straight thick eyebrows, and a pair of eyes with double pupils under the eyebrows.

His lips are slightly full, showing two neat and white front teeth, and the entire mouth is slightly protruding, commonly known as "paratus", which means buck teeth.

If you look carefully, you'll find it's a bit cute, like a fat white rabbit.

His name is Li Congjia.

These two people are dressed in brocade clothes and jade belts, with extraordinary temperament, they are naturally not ordinary people.

Xu Xuan was born in the Xu family of Wu County, which can be regarded as a prominent family in Wu County. There are many officials in the family for generations.

Xu Xuan was a famous child prodigy in Jiangzuo when he was young. He was known as the author of articles at the age of ten.

After entering the official career, the responsibility rate is even higher, and managing clan documents and rewards and punishments can be considered an offending chore.

Xu Xuan has a dull temperament, has no desires and pursuits in his official career, and feels that he is not qualified. A few days ago, he decisively submitted his resignation and quit.

After resigning, Xu Xuan was in a happy mood. He went to Xilianghe Wazi for several days to look for fine wines to taste. Whenever he tasted the fine wines, he would happily drink all night long.

Li Congjia's life experience is even more extraordinary. He is the sixth son of Li Jing, the current lord of the Tang Dynasty, and was named the Prince of Anding.

Ten years later, he will change a new name for himself, Li Yu.Li Congjia was a genius recognized by the court and the people of the Southern Tang Dynasty. He was known as the reincarnation of a star of literature and music. He was proficient in poetry, lyrics, and poetry at a young age, and was proficient in music, music, rhyme, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Talented people are often more attracted to each other and appreciate each other. Xu Xuan and Li Congjia hit it off immediately and became acquainted with each other.

Although Li Congjia is young, he is very mature in his conduct and is a gentle and honest gentleman.

With nothing to do tonight, the two of them made an appointment to go to Wazi in Xiliang River to listen to music.

The two were walking and chatting. Li Congjia held a bamboo folding fan in his hand, shook it gently, and looked around with slight curiosity.

As a prince and a widow, Li Congjia seldom visited Washeli, and never set foot in Yingying Yanyan's place.

However, he likes to listen to music. Xu Xuan said that the most beautiful singing voices in Jiangning City are in the tiles. Li Congjia couldn't help but be curious, so he came to take a look.

There was a dispute on the side of the road. Two carriages were fighting for the road, and they collided. They stopped to argue. Tourists walked around one after another, and vendors were busy moving their stalls farther away to prevent the two groups of slaves from getting into each other's hands. implicated.

As a result, it really affected traffic, and Xu Xuan and Li Congjia had to squeeze in the crowd and move forward little by little.

"There is clearly a sign at the street entrance telling all drivers to avoid it, and there are police patrols guarding it. Why do they still drive cars in?" Li Congjia asked puzzledly.

Xu Xuan looked at the two groups of domestic slaves who were pushed together and said calmly: "On one side is the family of Yuan Hongqing, the right prime minister of the Shangshu, and on the other is the family of Song Xun, the co-president of the Xuanzheng Yuan. They both think they are high-ranking nobles and regard laws and orders as nothing."

Li Congjia frowned, his two front teeth exposed outside his lips, his expression was serious, but he looked quite funny.

"The notice board was put up by the governor of Jiangning. These people are recklessly relying on their privileges to flout the law and damage the reputation of the government. The people must be very dissatisfied when they see this." Li Congjia shook his head and said.

After pushing and shoving, and accumulating anger, the slaves on both sides started to fight, and there was a chaos of curses and screams. There were several patrollers not far away, standing there and watching, not getting closer. When they were almost done fighting, they would step forward to stop them.

Xu Xuan pulled Li Congjia and left quickly.

"How dare you, the governor of Kaifeng, offend the central government officials? These rules on the surface are just for ordinary people." Xu Xuan snorted coldly.

Li Congjia's small face was wrinkled: "It's not right for them to do this. I will go back to the palace and ask my father to issue an order to strictly enforce the law."

Xu Xuan smiled: "The little prince is strict with himself, but unfortunately not everyone can do it, especially those in power."

Li Congjia said seriously: "The prosperous atmosphere of the imperial capital of the dynasty should be shared by the monarch and his ministers. If there were not hundreds of thousands of people in the city, where would this prosperity be?"

Xu Xuan smiled and said: "It is a blessing for the people of the Tang Dynasty that the little prince can think like this. It is a pity that the little prince was born a few years late. Otherwise, if he succeeds to the throne in the future, our dynasty will definitely be different."

Li Congjia's eyes flashed with panic. He looked around, cupped his hands and whispered: "Sir, this is a taboo, please don't say it again! I only focus on studying and don't care about political affairs. I have never had the ambition to be a king!"

Xu Xuan stroked his beard and chuckled: "The little prince calls himself 'Zhongyin Xianren' and has made his ambition clear to everyone."

Li Congjia smiled shyly, his two slightly protruding front teeth becoming more and more conspicuous, like a silly and cute white rabbit that is harmless to humans and animals.

He was born with visions, had the appearance of a saint, and was elegant in talent. He was quite favored by Li Jing.

Once upon a time, Li Jing did have the idea of ​​​​changing the crown prince, but he was dissuaded by his ministers. It is taboo to abolish the old and establish the young, which will easily cause turmoil in the country.

Unfortunately, as he grew older, Li Congjia was still inevitably suspected by his eldest brother, Prince Li Hongji.

Li Congjia was precocious and intelligent, and knew that he had become a thorn in his brother's side. He became more and more low-key in his behavior, obsessed with classics and articles, and never asked about political affairs. He even nicknamed himself "Zhongyin Xianren".

After deliberately being cautious, his brother's guard against him has eased, and his life has become much easier.

Li Congjia did this, not because he deliberately concealed his edge. He knew his temperament and interests, and never fought for power and gain. He only hoped to place his affection on the mountains and rivers and become a free and leisurely scholar.

The appearance of "parallel teeth" and "double pupils", according to the medical standards of later generations, means that he suffers from congenital maxillary protrusion deformity and pupillary synechiae deformity.

Not only does it affect health, it is also very unsightly.

But nowadays, people with these two looks are extraordinary, they are born saints.

There are only eight people with double pupils recorded in history, and Li Congjia was lucky to be one of them, and also the last one.

It's no wonder that his elder brother Li Hongji is worried about him. It would be strange not to be worried if there is such a guy with the appearance of a born saint among his brothers.

The ancients had an inexplicable admiration for those who were born with visions. The weirder they looked, the rarer they were.

Of course, if the monster is not human-like, then it is a monster and should be killed directly.

(End of this chapter)