Five days later, Guo Song and his entourage arrived in Luoyang, the eastern capital. Luoyang was the most prosperous city in the world during the era of Emperor Sui Yang and Wu Zetian. Unfortunately, it suffered heavy losses during the Anshi Rebellion. It was not only destroyed by the rebels, but also plundered and plundered by the Uighurs.
There was a lot of wealth and population, but it became very dilapidated in the later stages of the war.
After more than ten years of slow recovery, Luoyang has gradually regained its vitality and become lively and prosperous again. Of course, the current prosperity is far from what it was before the Anshi Rebellion.
Guo Song passed through Luoyang once when he returned to Beijing from Yangzhou the year before last. However, he did not enter the city at that time, but went directly around the city. This time he wanted to have a good rest in Luoyang for two days and have time to visit Luoyang City.
Everyone was busy all the way, but they were all in good spirits, especially when there was a well-behaved little lady in the team with a sweet mouth. Everyone got to know each other and called them Big Brother. Even the military doctor Xue Changshou was called Uncle Xue, and she was very diligent.
When eating at the teahouse on the road, she would wash everyone's bowls with hot water and sew the soldiers' clothes.
It is these details of intelligence and cleverness that make everyone like her very much. Just because of her presence in the team, the boring journey becomes more lively and interesting.
That afternoon, everyone came outside the east city of Luoyang. Guo Song pointed at the Luoyang city wall in the distance with his riding whip and said with a smile: "Has the little fish lady come to Luoyang?"
"I've been here, several times! I stayed there for about a month."
"Is there anything interesting in Luoyang?" Liang Wu asked with a smile.
"The south of Luoyang is fun. There is Longmen Mountain to the south of the city and Mang Mountain to the north. The scenery is very good."
"What about the city?"
"The city is about the same as Chang'an! There are many people and it's very lively. You can go shopping, buy some things, etc."
Guo Song smiled at everyone in front and said: "We will rest in Luoyang for two days. Everyone can go out together and relax. We will set off early the day after tomorrow."
Everyone was so happy that they speeded up their horses and ran towards Jianchun Gate.
The Jianchun Gate was quite crowded, with many people entering and leaving the city. The dozen or so carts in the queue made the city gate extremely congested, and everyone could only wait patiently in line to enter the city.
Guo Songzheng was looking at the city gate. At this time, an old family member came over, cupped his fists and saluted: "Excuse me, is your surname Guo?"
Guo Song immediately nodded, "I am!"
The old man smiled and said: "My young master is in a carriage in front and has met Mr. Guo once. Please come over and talk to Mr. Guo."
Guo Song is a little strange, he doesn't know anyone in Luoyang!
He immediately urged his horse forward, and the old man pointed to a carriage, "That's my little master's carriage!"
I saw the car curtain opened, revealing an extremely beautiful face, looking at him with a smile, "Master, do you still remember me?"
"You are, you are Xue Tao!"
Guo Song immediately recognized her, it was Xue Tao who had met once in the Zhao Mansion. Although Guo Song had forgotten about her, Guo Song was still very happy to see her now.
"Why is Miss Xue in Luoyang?"
Xue Tao smiled lightly, "My grandfather lives in Luoyang, and I accompanied my mother to visit the two elderly people."
After speaking, she pointed to the carriage in front of her, and her mother, Han, was sitting in the carriage in front of her.
"I see, I was passing through Luoyang. What a coincidence! I didn't expect to meet someone I knew in Luoyang."
Xue Tao's smile was particularly heart-warming. She smiled sweetly and said: "The poem written by the young master is very good. I have authenticated it and it is indeed the original work of the young master. I apologize to the young master for being abrupt last time."
"It's a trivial matter, so there's no need to apologize. Miss Xue said something serious."
At this time, the road ahead was clear and the carriage began to move slowly. Xue Tao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Then I'll leave first. We'll see you in Chang'an when we have the chance!"
Guo Song saluted her with clasped fists and watched her carriage heading towards the city.
At this time, Guo Song's team also followed, and Liang Wu smiled and stepped forward and asked: "A confidante?"
Guo Song reached out and hit him on the head, and cursed angrily: "When will you become more serious?"
Liang Wu stuck out his tongue and didn't dare to ask any more questions. No matter how they talked and laughed with Xiaoyu Niang, Guo Song wouldn't get angry. However, he didn't tolerate this little girl being joked about. It seemed that her weight in his heart was completely different.
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Xiaoyu Niang couldn't help but ask: "Did the young master meet an acquaintance?"
Guo Song nodded, "It's not an acquaintance, just an acquaintance. It's a coincidence that we met in Luoyang."
Xiaoyu Niang covered her mouth and said with a smile: "This is called meeting each other thousands of miles away by fate, but not knowing each other by chance."
Although Xiaoyu Niang was also joking, Guo Song did not hit her on the head. Liang Wu was very angry later, why did I get beaten for joking?
When the team entered the city, Guo Song couldn't help but look around for the carriage just now. The carriage could no longer be found. Guo Song felt somewhat disappointed.
The city of Luoyang was very lively. People were coming and going on the streets. Horse-drawn carriages and donkey carts were passing by. A long camel caravan passed by them. This was a caravan from the Western Regions, and the owners of the goods were several Sogdians.
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It can be seen from this that the trade routes in the Western Regions have not been cut off, the Sogdians and the Uighurs have a good relationship, and the Uighurs and Shatuo people have not cut off their trade routes. Historically, until the Tibetan army completely occupied Anxi, the merchants in the Hexi Corridor
The team was completely cut off.
Military doctor Xue Changshou had lived in Luoyang for several years and was very familiar with Luoyang. He was actually the logistics manager now. He smiled at Guo Song and said, "Let's go to Jiashanfang! There are many big inns there, and it's opposite Nanshi. It's very convenient.
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Guo Song nodded, "Okay! You can lead the way for everyone!"
Xue Changshou waved to everyone, "Everyone, follow me. Don't get separated. Let's go to Jiashanfang!"
Xue Changshou introduced the situation of Jiashanfang to everyone along the way. Jiashanfang is located in the south of the city. It is a very famous business shop in Luoyang, equivalent to Pingkangfang in Chang'an. It has dense restaurants, many inns, and many brothels, music shops and teaching shops.
Opposite Jiashan Square is Nanshi, also known as Liren City, so a large number of merchants gather in Jiashan Square, which is brightly lit day and night and bustling with excitement.
In fact, Guo Song didn't want to live in such a lively place, but seeing the longing in the eyes of the soldiers, he kept silent.
When everyone entered the square, they saw that it was really crowded with shops, crowded with people, and extremely lively.
“This is it!”
Xue Changshou came to the door of a large inn and smiled at everyone: "I stayed here for a month five years ago. I felt very good. I even saw a doctor for the owner."
At this time, a waiter ran out and greeted warmly: "Everyone, welcome to the shop!"
Xue Changshou smiled and said: "Ding San, do you still know me?"
"Who are you"
"You have forgotten that five years ago when I stayed here, your proprietor had a malignant sore on his back. I cured it for him."
The waiter suddenly realized, pointed at Xue Changshou and said: "You are, you are Doctor Xue!"
"Haha! You can't even call him a miracle doctor, he's just a military doctor. Today we're staying at the hotel again."
"Come in quickly! Come in quickly! We have empty rooms and a private courtyard."
The waiter enthusiastically welcomed Guo Song and his entourage into the courtyard and shouted: "Shopkeeper, we have a guest."
After a while, a fat shopkeeper ran out. His eyesight was better than that of the clerk. He pointed at Xue Changshou and said in surprise: "You are Doctor Xue!"
"I am Doctor Xue. How is your boss?"
"Okay! Okay! But the proprietor happened to go to Chengdu, and it will take some time before he can come back."
"As long as you are in good health, we are passing through Luoyang this time and staying for three nights. We need three courtyards, two large and one small."
The shopkeeper said happily: "No problem, we have it in the yard, I will arrange it right away!"
The shopkeeper and a few clerks got busy together and built three courtyards. They were pretty good. The soldiers lived in the two largest courtyards. The other courtyard was also not small. Guo Song, Xiao Yuniang and Xue Changshou lived together.
Liang Wu had actually been appointed as a school lieutenant by Li Shi, the governor of the country. He was regarded as a sixth-grade military attaché and only needed an official document from the Ministry of War. However, he was young after all and liked the crowds and bustle, so he went to live with the soldiers.
Guo Song immediately took two days off and allowed the soldiers to go out to play together, but he had a word beforehand. They were not allowed to cause trouble, were not allowed to get drunk, and were not allowed to spend a lot of money to buy fun.
Early the next morning, the soldiers went out to play together one after another. Guo Song also had nothing to do, so he simply took Xiaoyu Niang and Xue Changshou to hang out in Nanshi.