The group of people strolled through the square. The houses on both sides were neat and orderly. Children were playing under the tall locust trees. Occasionally, they could see walls paved with red bricks, which made Li Shan smile knowingly.
Going all the way south, the scattered houses gradually became a bit cluttered and the vacant land was common. Although he had known for a long time that a considerable part of the 108 squares was relatively desolate, Li Shan was still a little surprised.
"The former Sui Dynasty Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty rebuilt the city, and Yu Wenkai was ingenious." Li Kai on the side lamented: "It's a pity that Emperor Yang moved the capital to Luoyang, so that Chang'an was desolate."
It is true that moving the capital is not only about politics, but also about the status of the city of Chang'an... And when Yang Guang ordered the capital to be moved, most of Chang'an City was still empty.
Li Shan didn't respond. Wang Renbiao and Zhang Wenguan nodded in agreement, and there was a lot of discussion.
After walking further south for a quarter of an hour, galloping horses, fragrant carriages with curtains, and laughing crowds gradually appeared in front of them. Li Shan tiptoed and looked out. In the distance, at the end of his sight, the water and the sky met.
I saw a hill rising up with many attics.
Chang'an's position in Chinese history goes without saying. Li Shan, who is very interested in history, came here and naturally wanted to see those ancient monuments that are famous throughout the ages.
Unfortunately, there was no so-called Eight Scenic Spots of Chang'an in Chang'an at this time.
Although the so-called Huaqing Pool and Tangquan Palace are small and large-scale, they have not yet reached their peak. The saying "The cold spring brings bathing in Huaqing Pool, and the hot spring water washes away the fat" has not yet come out, and even Bai Juyi's father has not been born yet.
As for folding willows at Baqiao... Well, it looks a bit like it, but the funny thing is that there was no such tradition before, but Li Shan invented it himself.
Li Shan couldn't laugh or cry when he heard Wei Ting mention it a few days ago.
In Chang'an City, there are two places that interest Li Shan the most. One is Tai Chi Palace, which he has already visited, and the other is today's destination... Furong Garden.
Li Kai lived in Chang'an and was most familiar with him. He led everyone around the path and went straight to the shore. Along the way, he saw weeping willows like clouds, colorful figures and colorful scenery.
, playing songs and painting boats in the pool, enjoying leisurely travels and feasting.
Li Shan was a little surprised. He knew that since the end of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an had gradually declined and never became the core of the country. This was largely due to the shortage of water sources... But he did not expect that in the early Tang Dynasty, Guanzhong and the surrounding areas of Chang'an were similar to Jiangnan.
landscape.
Although Qujiang Pool is named after the twists and turns of the water flow, as far as everyone can see, there are only lakes and no so-called twists and turns can be seen.
"Thousands of years ago, eight rivers surrounded Chang'an, seventy palaces were built, and thousands of people could ride on them. The Yulin Forest thrived because of this." Zhang Wenguan said with emotion: "It's a pity that only the Qujiang Furong remains."
Li Shan was a little surprised and said with a smile: "So this is the old site of Shanglin Garden."
Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, took the children of fallen soldiers into Shanglin Garden and named them "Yulin Cavalry" in order to "give wings to the country, like the prosperity of the forest". This is a story passed down to later generations.
"It's far from comparable." Fang Yizhi, who had remained silent along the way, shook his head and said: "The so-called Yichun Garden in the Qin Dynasty, and the Shanglin Garden expanded by the Han Dynasty, had already become decadent by the Eastern Han Dynasty."
Li Shan couldn't help but complain in his heart, Yichun Yuan...this name...well, it was considered normal before Wei Xiaobao came out.
"In the previous dynasty, when Daxing was built, Qujiang Pool was brought into the city and rebuilt on the old site of Yichun Yuan. Emperor Wen abandoned Qujiang Pool and renamed it Furong Garden."
"The story of Emperor Yang of the previous dynasty who led a melodious stream of water to drink a cup of wine was just a fun conversation for a moment... but it has become less common in recent years."
Li Kai on the side smiled and said: "It is precisely because we have not seen each other so much in these years that we are able to gather together today and reappear the Qushui Shang."
The group of people walked slowly along the river bank. Li Shan remembered that when he was studying history in his previous life, it seemed that during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, when he was promoted to Jinshi, he drank in Qujiang. This was the "Qujiang Drinking" in the Eight Scenes of Chang'an in later generations.
But what Li Kai said just now... Li Shan was a little confused. He had received the invitation from Zhang Wenguan several days ago, and he didn't decide to come until yesterday. But when he went out this morning, he heard Mr. Zhou mention that today is the Ghost Festival.
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It’s the Ghost Festival, it’s half July, it’s the Ghost Festival!
Why do you have to choose today?
There are not just one or two people. In addition to the familiar ones such as Li Kai, Fang Yizhi, Wang Renbiao and Zhang Wenguan, there are also Liu Shi of the Liu family in Hedong and Yang Siyi of the Yang family in Hongnong.
And there seemed to be a lot of people coming to Furong Garden today. Li Shan murmured in his heart, did people in the Tang Dynasty like to travel during the Ghost Festival?
Everyone else was very interested in admiring the scenery along the road. Only Li Shan and Fang Yizhi were not very interested. The former always felt awkward... because in previous years, even on this day, he had to find a place to burn some paper money even in the school hospital, while the latter...
…It’s been like this all this time.
There was nothing I could do. I gave up my job, had my fingers broken, and was humiliated. My son was naturally depressed... During this period, the people of Youzhou were very rampant.
"What are we gathering for today?" Li Shan asked casually, and saw dozens of people dismounting their horses not far away, and bursts of laughter could be heard.
Not hearing Fang Yizhi's reply beside him, Li Shan turned around in surprise and saw his friend's face turning green and white, his cheeks bulging, and his sleeves trembling slightly, as if he was holding back his anger.
"Saburo!"
Li Shan glanced and saw that Li Kai's eldest brother Li Jia was striding over, followed by five or six young people, all of whom seemed to be descendants of aristocratic families.
"Brother." Li Kai stepped out of the queue and bowed, his face a little embarrassed.
"It's been a long time since I last saw Demou." A young man greeted him with a smile. This man had a handsome appearance, but his eyes were narrow and his lips were shallow, which made people unhappy.
The young man seemed to be bold and generous, and he greeted everyone one by one. When he finally saw Fang Yizhi and Li Shan, the smile on his face faltered slightly, "I have heard the name of Dongshan Li Huairen for a long time."
Li Shan glanced at Fang Xuanling who turned around, said a few words modestly, frowned slightly, watched as he walked away, and grabbed Wang Renbiao, "If you don't say anything else, I will go back to the Imperial Medical Office, and I have to teach today!"
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"Huairen, don't worry!"
Li Shan snorted, "The Luo family has been in Beijing for a month, and they are arrogant and domineering, but today they are so polite?"
This is a very simple conjecture, because this young man is Luo Yi's younger brother Luo Shou, and it was he who broke Fang Xuanling's finger, so just now Fang Yi turned away and refused to be polite.
Such an arrogant character was so polite today... And after Luo Yi entered the capital, Li Shan was the only one who made him suffer. With the spread of the word by some people, the news that Su Dingfang had swept away Luo Yi's bodyguard spread a lot.
This was also one of the reasons why Ling Jing was afraid that Li Shan and Luo Yi would get into trouble.
There must be something going on, something going on in Furong Garden today, for Luo Shou to be so polite.
Fang Yizhi on the side said in a low voice: "It is a common practice to travel during the Zhongyuan Dynasty, and it is also a common practice to enjoy the scenery in Qujiang Furong. However, today the Crown Princess, Princess Qin, and Princess Qi held a banquet in the Forbidden Garden of Furong Garden, and there were many daughters from aristocratic families.
Attend a banquet.”
Crown Princess, Princess Qin, daughter of aristocratic family... Li Shan reacted immediately, "Are you trying to pick someone?"
Damn it, this is an officially organized large-scale blind date for men and women!