Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 303 Who is not afraid of me?

When Wang Fangyi said this, Zhao Chiman lightly kicked him from behind.

Chen Qingsi pretended not to see it, knowing that the busiest people in such a large festival are the security personnel.

The public security of Chang'an is mainly responsible for the Wuhou Pu and bad people of each district, and the Chang'an County Lieutenant is in charge of the Wuhou Pu and bad people of Chang'an County.

In this place where there is no surveillance and a mixture of dragons and snakes, Zhao Chiman, the county captain, is naturally as cautious as in war when facing such a festival.

Chen Qingsi felt a little regretful, but did not force it. She chatted casually for a few words, said hello and left.

Zhao Chiman watched Chen Qingsi go away, bumped him with his body and said with some annoyance: "Zhongxiang is confused, what kind of person is Chen Shilang? I deigned to invite you, but you actually refused. This is a great opportunity. I remind you. You still don’t know how to adapt. The little things I do here don’t matter..."

Wang Fangyi shook his head slightly and said: "People value trustworthiness. Since I have promised my brother, how can I accept Chen Shilang's appointment?"

Zhao Chiman shook his head and sighed: "You..."

He also knew the temperament of his best friend, so he didn't say much. He just said: "Let's go. If you miss this great opportunity, let's see how lucky I am tonight and whether I can catch a few mice."

Chen Qingsi returned to the carriage and continued to walk towards Furong Garden.

Zhou Kui drove the carriage and said, "Master Lang, the man who was beside General Wang earlier was County Lieutenant Zhao of Chang'an County?"

Chen Qingsi asked curiously: "Do you know him?"

Zhou Kui shook his head and said: "I have met him a few times, but I have never been in contact with him. I have heard about his deeds. He is an amazing and good person."

Chen Qingsi asked curiously: "What's so weird about this?"

Zhou Kui said: "This man, like General Wang, comes from a wealthy family. General Wang is from the Wang family in Taiyuan, and County Lieutenant Zhao is from the Zhao family in Tianshui. He is also the nephew of Changsun Quan, the cousin of Queen Wende, and he has a good background. Like General Wang, Zhao County captains are different from ordinary noble men with five surnames. They don't have any domineering air in their bodies. Instead, they are heroic and kind, and have friends from nobles and nobles to peddlers and pawns. They have friends from all three religions and nine schools. The reputation in Chang'an City is extremely high..."

Chen Qingsi said in surprise: "There is such a person?"

Zhou Kui said: "Master Lang usually works in the temple and doesn't know much about things outside the temple."

Chen Qingsi nodded and responded: "It's true. With a population of one million in Chang'an, there are both heroes and heroes, and inevitably there are all kinds of ghosts and ghosts mixed in. There are bright places and dark places, and everything is strange. Just with it. Isolated, not in contact with each other, not aware of each other. This person is worth getting to know..."

Zhao Chiman has such a character, and he is a county lieutenant in Chang'an County. He is responsible for the security of hundreds of thousands of people. When working, he rarely comes into contact with all kinds of people, so he must have excellent connections in the market.

Chen Qingsi knows very well that bureaucrats like them have the rules of the bureaucracy, and the people in the market have the rules of survival of the market.

At certain times, restricted by rules, when it is necessary to take an eccentric approach, the methods of ordinary people often work wonders.

Moreover, in Chang'an, even the gangsters and thieves are more capable than the local gangsters. If someone can get to his level of fame, his ability should be quite good.

Being bored on the road, Chen Qingsi asked more questions and said, "This County Lieutenant Zhao must be very capable."

Zhou Kui said: "If the rumors are correct, it is very impressive. He is good at riding and shooting, can fight tigers with strength, and can chase horses with his feet. It may be a boast, but he has made several moves in public. Especially five years ago. , an animal taming group came from the capital, able to drive the big bug. Somehow, the big bug was suddenly frightened and hurt people, and rushed into a house. At that time, no one dared to enter the house to catch it. It was Zhao County Lieutenant holding a knife, and he was alone Go in and kill it. Things that are done in full view of the public should not be done falsely."

Chen Qingsi was a little surprised. He knew that most of the tigers in this acrobatic troupe were captured and trained since childhood, and their strength was incomparable to wild tigers.

But no matter what, a tiger is a tiger. Being able to fight it alone shows your courage and strength.

Looking for topics to chat along the way, Chen Qingsi and his party arrived at Qujiang Pond.

Looking at the show, it was a sea of ​​people and even more crowded.

Chen Qingsi's destination was Furong Garden, but the destination of most of the people and literati in Chang'an City who wanted to join in the fun was Qujiang Pool.

They couldn't enter the Furong Garden on the south bank of Qujiang Pool, so they played on the north bank.

Ordinary people came to join in the fun, while literati looked at the scene in the Hibiscus Garden on the south bank and expressed their longing.

Chen Qingsi boarded the stone bridge leading to Furong Garden. Across the Qujiang River, the north bank was bustling with people singing and dancing, while the south bank, although brightly lit, felt a little lifeless.

Chen Qingsi thought that if Jingjing hadn't been so young, visiting the North Shore would be different.

With Chen Qingsi's identity, it is natural to have smooth access to Furong Garden.

Entering the garden, Chen Qingsi found that there were quite a few people walking around, but they kept their identities to themselves and deliberately kept their voices down when talking and playing, making them seem a little deserted.

Chen Qingsi thought it right, where is this place?

Chang'an!

A casually thrown brick could knock down a fifth- or sixth-grade official, not to mention being allowed to bring family members and friends?

Many people regard this as a means to expand their connections and make friends with powerful people.

Chen Qingsi's appearance inevitably led to another round of socializing.

However, with the attitude of having fun with his wife, he declined all invitations to travel with him and only went to deserted places to avoid crowded places.

Furong Garden is a magnificent scene. Even if the remote place lacks the decoration of lights, walking on the quiet path accompanied by the moonlight of the Mid-Autumn Festival, admiring the moon and the scenery, is still a unique experience.

Especially under the hazy moonlight, the two figures are intertwined, which is even more emotional.

As for Jingjing, the world is big and the earth is big, he is the biggest.

At this time, he has no sense of autonomy. As long as he doesn't like it, he will cry indiscriminately.

I wanted to take him out to see the outside world, but he fell asleep in the carriage.

I'm sleeping soundly now, and I'm not cooperating at all.

Chen Qingsi didn't care about her precious son, left him to Qian Yan, and walked with her daughter-in-law on the embankment of Fanglin Garden.

In order to make his wife happy, he even plagiarized a love poem for the occasion.

It was also the first time for Chen Qingsi to come to Furong Garden. She didn't know the way, so she just wandered around.

Unknowingly, we came to Qujiang Qingxi.

The Qingxi among the Qingxi in Qujiang is still Mr. Qingxi who came from Chen Qingsi.

In order to promote the imperial examination, Chen Qingsi imitated the elegant deeds of celebrities in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Under his planning, the new scholars would gather at the banks of Qujiang River in Furong Garden to have fun. They would put cups on plates and plates on the meandering stream. The plates would turn with the water and float lightly. Whoever they turned to would be Just hold the cup and drink freely, so it is called Qujiang Flowing Drink.

This place was originally an unknown place, but it was called Qingxi and became an attraction in Furong Garden.

At this time, many literati gathered in the meandering green stream, reciting poems and having fun under the moonlight.

Chen Qingsi looked at it for a moment and said, "Let's go, don't stay here."

This is not because Chen Qingsi is self-aware, but because he does not want to ruin other people's holiday enjoyment.

"Sir!" someone suddenly exclaimed.

Some sharp-eyed people spotted them trying to leave and screamed in surprise.

Chen Qingsi recognized He Lan Minzhi's voice.

What followed immediately were bursts of exclamations.

"Mr. Qingxi!"

"It's Mr. Qingxi..."

In an instant, people in Qujiang Qingxi burst into exclamations, some were happy, some were frightened...

But without exception, a group of people flocked to wherever he went.

Seeing this situation, Chen Qingsi couldn't leave.

He Lan Minzhi ran the fastest: "Sir, why are you here?"

Chen Qingxi smiled and said, "Only you are allowed to come here to enjoy the moon and play?" He pointed to Xiao Miaochen beside him and said, "My wife, my son, take advantage of this festive season to come out for a walk..." He was reluctant to talk about his precious son. It's a dog.

He Lanmin hurriedly saluted Xiao Miaochen respectfully. The ceremony was a big one, with the intention of pleasing the future master's wife.

Xiao Miaochen covered her mouth and chuckled, letting him get up.

Xiao Miaochen had heard of He Lan Minzhi, except for Zhang Jianzhi, Wei Yuanzhong, and Di Renjie, who were treated as teachers and were students in name only.

Chen Qingsi had only two real students, one was Cheng Boxian and the other was Sun Hao, the grandson of Lu Congbi, the wife of Yan State.

Neither of them had any talent for reading.

On the contrary, Helan Minzhi was rated as "extremely intelligent" by his husband, but because of his family and appearance, he was arrogant and too willful. He revealed that if he could restrain himself a little, he could still be accepted as a disciple.

It was rare for Chen Qingsi to agree with someone so much. Xiao Miaochen also vaguely guessed her husband's thoughts and just nodded in response.

Chen Qingxi looked at the person coming from a distance and greeted him with a smile.

"Shangguan Shilang!"

The person who came was none other than the elegant Shangguan Yi.

At this time, Shangguan Yi had already become the Minister of Zhongshu.

Chen Qingsi, the Minister of War, is one of the six ministries under the Shangshu Province.

Shangguan Yi directly said that he was the minister of Zhongshu Province. They were both ministers, but he was obviously a higher level.

"Shilang Chen!"

Shangguan Yi smiled and stepped forward to say hello.

Behind Shangguan Yi, followed a dozen people, most of whom Chen Qingsi had met and knew. Most of them were good figures with certain literary talents. The most famous among them were Xu Ang, Li Anqi, Lu Zhaolin, Zhang Zirong, Du Shenyan, Cui Dongri, etc. He is a learned man.

After Shangguan Yi, everyone came up to say hello one after another, many of whom showed excitement in their eyes.

Such as Lu Zhaolin, Du Shenyan...

Historically, Lu Zhaolin, like King Luo Bin, was a pioneer of Tang poetry and played an important role in the innovation process of poetry in the early Tang Dynasty.

Now on the road to innovation in Tang poetry, Chen Qingsi leads the way and widens the narrow road, and they naturally become followers.

Du Shenyan is pure worship, nothing else.

After greeting everyone, I felt a bit cold for a while.

Shangguan Yi said: "Shilang Chen happens to be meeting me, why don't we drink and admire the moon together?"

In the end, Shangguan Yi made an invitation, drank wine and admired the moon, and never mentioned writing poems.

In this era when palace-style poetry is prevalent, Chen Qingsi's poems are unparalleled.

Especially "Yellow Crane Tower"...

The prosperous Tang Dynasty style headed by Chen Qingsi launched an unprecedented impact on palace style poetry. I originally thought there would be a thrilling battle, but the result was silence.

Where there is Chen Qingsi, no one dares to compose a poem, and no one wants their palace-style poems to completely fail in the face of the prosperous Tang Dynasty style.

Even Shangguan Yi, who is a self-contained sect, dare not contact him.

The prosperous Tang Dynasty can be said to have won without a fight.

Chen Qingsi pointed to her sleeping child and said: "No, the child is asleep, so I don't want to disturb you. Let's meet again next time we have a chance..."

"That way... I won't force you to stay."

Shangguan Yi's tone also had a hint of joy. He could not forget the feeling when Chen Qingsi submitted the invitation. The song "Yellow Crane Tower" made him hesitate to write.

The rest have regrets and some are happy, but in the end the majority are happy.

If Chen Qingsi really wants to nod his head in agreement, there are only two endings.

Or they become a joke, the meandering water cup becomes a moon-viewing drink, or they become a standout...

In this era, except Chen Qingsi himself, no one dares to question his achievements in poetry, and no one dares to play with him.

Chen Qingsi left wisely.

Xiao Miaochen smiled softly: "They are all a little afraid of Mr. Lang."

When it comes to your own wife, you have to brag as much as you should.

“Who is not afraid of me when it comes to poetry?”

Chen Qingsi walked with Xiao Miaochen for a while. Seeing that the auspicious moment was approaching, she said, "Let's go to the bank of Qujiang River!"

Xiao Miaochen responded: "Okay!"

Tonight's Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival has the finale of Qujiang Lantern Boat.

The Qujiang Lightship was one of the ways that many nobles in Chang'an showed off their wealth and earned fame.

Today, there are thousands of lanterns on both sides of Qujiang Pool, most of which were funded by the rich and nobles in the city.

Including the lanterns in the Furong Garden, most of them are occupied by the Wu family, the relatives of Queen Wu.

This matter is ironic. Empress Wu practiced it and always praised frugality. She did the same thing herself. However, her mother and sister, Mrs. Rongguo and Mrs. Han, were like nouveau riche, relying on Li Zhi's reward to swagger through the market. During large-scale festive festivals, people would allocate money and money for the entertainment of the gentry and elegant people in Chang'an.

Of course, the effect is still very significant. No one in Chang'an knows about Li Zhi's favor with the Wu family, and some people will give them a bit of a thumbs-down in normal behavior.

As for the Qujiang light boats, they were a display of wealth for the top wealthy families in Chang'an. The royal relatives of the Li family arranged multiple light boats to sail down the Qujiang River at specific times. There were also acrobats on board performing various familiar performances, such as spitting fire. , throwing fireballs and other entertainment projects.

Considered as the finale of the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival...

Now that you are here, you don’t have to watch anything else. You must take a look at the finale performance.

Compared with the crowds on the north bank of Qujiang Pool, the south bank seems much more orderly.

Jiang'an County is so long, Chen Qingsi found a place with few people and waited for the arrival of the light ship.

Jingjing, who had been sleeping all the way, seemed to know that the climax was coming, and announced her existence with a loud cry.

Chen Qingsi immediately reached out and took it. The best way to stop the baby from crying was to squat like a carrot, but it only cost a lot of money on the knees.

Xiao Miaochen and other ladies were a bit overwhelmed, but Chen Qingsi did not fall behind in martial arts and took on this important task.

At this moment, there was an exclamation from the other side of the river.

Qianyan shouted: "Oh no, someone fell into the water."

Chen Qingsi looked towards the commotion and saw several people chasing each other in the water on the bright river illuminated by lights.

Depending on the situation, I am determined to swim from the north bank to the south bank.

Chen Qingsi squinted his eyes and made a brief analysis. It didn't look like he had fallen into the water, but more like he was being arrested.

Chen Qingsi did not meddle in other people's business, but said: "Zhou Kui, watch your surroundings and don't let anyone get close to you."

At all times, protecting the safety of your family comes first.

(End of this chapter)