Dragon fights in Tang Dynasty

Shanglinyuan, located in the west of Chang'an, spans Chang'an, Xianning, Zhouzhi, Huxian, and Lantian counties, with a vertical and horizontal length of 36 miles, with Ba, Chan, Jing, Wei, Feng, Hao, Lao, and Ju Bashui coming in and out of it. , was first built in the Qin Dynasty, and later expanded on a large scale by Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in the second year of Jianyuan (the year before BC). It is known as 35 gardens, [-] palaces, and [-] temples. It was rebuilt in the Sui Dynasty and renamed Xiyuan. The scale was far less than one-tenth of the original Shanglinyuan. It was expanded again during Tang Wude and renamed Shanglinyuan. One of the most famous royal gardens outside.

Although Shanglin Garden is a royal garden, not only the royal family can enter it. In fact, officials of the third rank and above in the capital can enter the garden for hunting or autumn. Of course, ordinary people do not have such blessings. However, today's Lantern Festival, because of the seventeenth princess Gao Yang's invitation to hold a poetry meeting, some talented students and scholars from all over Chang'an have been invited, and young ladies and gentlemen from all families flocked to go. The rush to Shanglinyuan also made the originally deserted Shanglinyuan suddenly become the busiest place in the capital.

Men and women defense?That thing didn't work well in the Tang Dynasty. There was no such saying in the Tang Dynasty. In fact, the equality between men and women in the Tang Dynasty was the most thorough period in the entire imperial era. Not to mention the time and space that Li Zhen originally came from. Empress Wu Zetian, in terms of clothing, women in Tang Dynasty were everywhere wearing men's clothing. It was common to go out, go shopping and so on. Occasionally holding some poetry meetings and even handkerchief meetings were also normal. Of course, the issue of "weathering" is probably the most cited in all dynasties. However, people at that time didn't think it was a bad thing. The word "coquettish" is a compliment at this time. , the Kunming Pool in Shanglin Garden was crowded with people, men and women in all kinds of costumes were among the flowers, reciting poems and composing Fu, how lively it was.

The princes in Beijing are naturally not to be outdone by such a rare grand event in the capital. Not only the princes all came, but also more than a dozen princesses in Beijing. The small circle was chatting and laughing happily, and the only one who was so busy was the Seventeenth Princess Gao Yang, who was the host of the poetry club. She had to greet the guests, and was busy directing the maids and eunuchs to arrange various furnishings. After a while, he had to socialize with the young masters who came to please him, and he was dizzy, but he didn't realize that Li Zhen, the half owner of the poetry club, hadn't shown up until now, until the old man had already arrived, Gao Yang was surprised Feeling that the protagonist had disappeared, he became anxious immediately, and hurriedly called all the maids to his side, and ordered everyone to search around quickly. Just as he was panicking, he saw Li Zhen leading a few guards in with a sullen face, and hurriedly He stepped forward and said: "Brother, why did you come here? It's about to start. Come on, Father is about to announce the start." As soon as the words fell, no matter how Li Zhen reacted, he grabbed Li Zhen's hand Then squeeze into the crowd.

"Qizou Your Majesty, the time has come." Just when Gao Yang pulled Li Zhengang out of the crowd and took his own seat in the front row, the internal servant Gao Yao trotted all the way to the pavilion where he was sitting high, surrounded by a group of concubines. The concubines gathered around Li Shimin's place in the center and reported respectfully.

"Oh, then let's start. I'll just watch here, and you can do whatever you want." Li Shimin was very excited, he waved his hands with a smile, and gave a casual order, which was regarded as the beginning of the poetry meeting.

It can be seen that Gao Yang has put in a lot of effort to organize this poetry meeting—the pavilions and pavilions that slip past the Kunming Pool are all decorated with colorful flowers. The atmosphere is rich, Tingtao Pavilion, Liuye Pavilion, Huajin Tower and other pavilions are arranged with pens, inks, papers and inkstones. What’s more, many quiet small pavilions are also equipped with long tables and four treasures of the study. .The Poetry Competition starts at Sishi, and it will not end until Youshi. The best poems have to be selected. The judge is Dr. Yizi Guozijian, and the final judge is naturally Mr. Li. There are a lot of prize money to be won, which is quite tempting. What is interesting is that most of the people who come to the meeting bring their families and bring their own meals. It is said that it is a poetry meeting, but it is actually quite similar to a picnic meeting. For similar reasons, if it weren't for the fact that this place is a royal garden and there are no small vendors selling goods, this bustling scene would probably be a market.

Li Zhen didn't even bother to care about other people's fuss or not. At the moment, his heart was in a mess and he didn't have any peace, no one else. The news that Liu Qi brought this morning was really shocking, and Li Zhen was shocked. Zhen thought for a while but couldn't figure out why the boss wanted to slaughter the village. After discussing with the two counselors for a long time, there was still no result. I'm afraid Zhen is still staying in "Yanji Factory" now.

Seeing the old man ordering the poetry meeting to start, Li Zhen planned to slip aside to sober up alone, but he didn't expect the old man's eyes to be sharp. Before Li Zhen could escape, the old man beckoned. Walking a few steps, he stepped forward and saluted: "My son kowtows to the emperor."

"That's all." Mr. Li looked at Li Zhen with great interest for a long time, and then waved his hands and said with a smile: "Zhen'er, you arrived so late, could it be that you are brewing new poems? I have read your poetry anthology." , well written, well, today I am really looking forward to your new poem, so write it well, don’t let me down.”

Halo, still writing?Seeing that Li Zhen could not escape this catastrophe, she didn't dare to say anything, but replied respectfully: "Yes, Father, I will definitely work hard."

"Well, that's good." Li Shimin suddenly smiled strangely, and with a wave of his hand, he called Li Zhen to him, and said in a low voice: "Zhen'er, all the ladies from all over Chang'an are here today, Er Haosheng Be careful, if you have the heart, I will make the decision for you later."

What?What?What?Are you sure that the old man also found our happiness?Weighs!When Li Zhen thinks of her own marriage, she has a headache, but seeing the old man's strange smile, she dare not say "no". In desperation, she can only reply with a wry smile: "Yes, son Your servant obeys."

"Okay, let's go then." The old man saw that he had finished speaking, so he didn't keep Li Zhen any longer, and waved his hand, signaling Li Zhen to back down.

The old man called to leave, Li Zhen naturally didn't want to stay longer, greeted those harem concubines one by one, squeezed out of the crowd, led Chen Liang and several other guards to stroll along the Kunming Pool, regardless of the surroundings The flow of people shuttled back and forth, with their heads down, thinking about their own thoughts. Those students and first-class poets who tried to get close to Li Zhen were all stopped by Chen Liang and others. They walked and walked until they reached Kunming. On the north side of the pool, due to the mountain here, there are no pavilions except for a few plum blossoms. There are few tourists, and Li Zhen is happy to be quiet. She is quite bored and sits under a plum blossom. Don't want to, just sit quietly.

It doesn't matter if Li Zhen sits down, Chen Liang and the others immediately lined up in a vigilant posture, looking like they are facing a big enemy, among other things, as soon as a few "wooden stakes" stand up, the scenery is gone Seeing that Li Zhen was annoyed for a while, but she couldn't bear to blame the loyalty of her subordinates, she frowned and glanced at the guards all around, waved her hands and said, "Chen Liang, take all the brothers to Gao Yang, and see if there is something in her place." What can I help you with?"

"Your Highness, this..." Chen Liang froze for a moment, but refused to move. "If I tell you to go, you can go. This is Shanglin Garden. You don't need to follow me. Go. I just want to be alone. When the poetry meeting is over, I will go to you." Li Zhen knew Chen Liang He was worried about his own safety, but he really didn't want anyone to disturb his quietness, so he waved his hand and said something impatiently.

"Yes, my subordinates obey." Seeing Li Zhen's unhappy face, Chen Liang didn't dare to insist any more. He responded respectfully, and led his subordinates straight away from the place.

Grinding?Damn, what's so strange about such a remote poor mountain village, the boss and that fellow would go to war so aggressively, not to mention the dark forces, even the soldiers from the Eastern Palace were dispatched, what's the matter?Could it be that the treasures of the Turks are buried in that small village?Impossible, the Turkic people who used to live there are just poor people, they have problems with food and clothing, so how can there be any treasures, um, is it possible that the boss is planning to build a secret stronghold there?It's also impossible, there is no village in front of that place, no shop in the back, it's all plain land, with no military value at all, even if you want to build a stronghold, you can't find such a ghostly place.What the hell is going on?Although the boss is a bit stupid, he is not so stupid that such a big murder case happened in the capital. There must be something tricky here, but what could it be?

The more Li Zhen thought about it, the more confused she became. She didn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in the prince's gourd. Standing up, she completely forgot that she was sitting under the flowers at this time, but when she heard the sound of "dong", Li Zhen's forehead came into close contact with the branch. "The ground screamed, and just realized what was going on, but heard a chuckle of "噗嗤" not far behind.

Damn, who dares to make fun of me?Li Zhen, who was in a bad mood, turned around in a rage when she heard someone laughing at her, and then?Then, Li Zhen's eyes immediately straightened...