Chang'an is simple, dignified, but also fresh and vivid, is a splendid chant at the tip of the poet's pen, is built on the deep record of scholars, and is also a place of life in the eyes and feet of the people in the capital. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIt is skillfully interwoven between history books and real life, and when you set foot on this ancient and young city for yourself, you will find that there are both ancient landscapes recorded in books and a sense of déjà vu that appear vividly in front of you; There is also a new generation of residents who have injected fresh vitality into the old capital city that represents the current era.

A young man dressed in plain clothes, with a cloak on his shoulders, a long sword hanging from his waist, a backpack on his shoulders, and a black gauze hat on his head, was of medium height and thin stature, and stopped in the crowd of people. He stopped in front of the observation tower, which was known as the first floor of Chang'an.

Through the black veil hanging over his head, he raised his eyes to look up at the whole building, and his divergent gaze finally focused on the plaque in the belvedere. He meditated silently for a moment, then stepped into the imposing door.

The observation tower has never lost its liveliness, and as soon as you enter, you can see the busy figures of the waiters, and the noisy voices of people are like bees buzzing.

After the young man entered the door, no one took the initiative to come forward to serve, and the waiter only passed by him lazily, and sure enough, the shopkeeper bullied the customer.

He passed between the square tables, and heard their accents from all over the world, some talking about the past and the present, some bargaining, and some talking about some innocuous court and political scandals, he saw that there was nowhere to sit, so he went straight to the counter.

The shopkeeper glanced at her, saw that he was dressed ordinary, unfamiliar face, and said lazily perfunctorily: "Our accommodation is very expensive. ”

The young man politely discussed with him, "Can you allow me to go upstairs and have a look, and then pay the deposit when I like it." ”

The shopkeeper heard his authentic Chang'an accent, not a countryman from outside, so he restrained a little, nodded, and waved his hand to Xiao Er, who was resting against the pillar.

Xiao Er snorted, and didn't take his luggage for him, but swaggered at him: "Let's go." ”

The second floor was full, Xiao Er took him to the third floor, after looking at the two, he was noncommittal, Xiao Er guessed that he was shy, so he urged her to hurry downstairs, if it didn't happen that he was urgent, I was afraid that he would have to push him.

Xiao Er covered his stomach and went downstairs in a panic, he stood in the empty corridor, feeling bored, and was about to leave, when footsteps sounded on the stairs opposite, she turned around, but saw four or five waiters very respectfully welcoming a person upstairs, but in an instant, he was amazed by the woman who came up.

It was a beautiful woman in purple.

She was half-hidden, looking back at her side face, a pair of eyes obliquely looking from high to low, her eyebrows were charming and upturned, and the corners of her eyes flashed with a faint light, like a pair of blue cat eyes in the dark night. She raised her left arm diagonally in front of her chest with a smile, covered her right face with her hand, pulled her slender body to look graceful, the wind swept the corners of her skirt and stirred, and the purple dress was tumbling with large black mandala flowers, bewitching and weird.

He was shocked and thought that she had seen him, so he subconsciously hid under the stairs and quietly peeked in.

However, there was a false alarm, and the beauty in purple did not fix her eyes on his side but looked down, and soon he heard a flirtatious joke: "It seems that we are here early again today." ”

A gorgeously dressed young man sprang out from downstairs like a glowing fireball, captivating everyone's senses. He swaggered through the market in a crimson robe, and the red robe was embroidered with large red lotuses. The waist is inlaid with gold and jade, and there are countless jade sachets on the body. On the finger of his left hand is a large and rare purple gemstone. The eyebrows and eyes are slender and charming, and the posture is enchanting, which seems to be affectionate and ruthless. His skin is fair and delicate, and his facial features are small and exquisite, which makes many daughters untouchable, and his eyes never drop, looking up at the beauty upstairs.

The young man frowned, if you say that there are men and women, there are many in the world. Just by looking at his appearance, he could find several people who were on par with the man in red. Beautiful young people in history, such as the King of Lanling and the generations of the Wei Rank, all look like women, but people like him who are soft and charming and full of fat can only be reminiscent of Youling and drama. However, soon the boy discovered the difference of the boy in red, his charm and evil spirit, mixed with his noble temperament and lazy look, there was an indescribable charm.

He was dressed in blue, he seemed to be a few years older than the man in red, his complexion was slightly darker, his eyebrows and eyes were very deep, his face was strong and cold, and he was quite neatly groomed, and his posture was like a dangerous peak, but he faintly revealed a bit of perverseness.

The young man looked at him vaguely as if he was on a high mountain cliff, looking down at the sky, dazed and frightened, and shuddered. He suddenly felt tightness in his chest, and hurriedly covered his heart with his hand.

While they were talking, there were footsteps on the stairs again, but this time it was a person coming down the stairs behind the young man, the young man hurriedly retreated when he heard the sound, he squatted in the dark, but the sound as thin as a needle was still noticed by him, he was about to look sideways, the beautiful woman in purple on the opposite side suddenly removed the handkerchief from the face, waved it at him, and then called him in a coquettish voice.

He passed by the boy, who covered his mouth tightly in the dark. That person is also a young man, dressed in a simple and comfortable gray robe and jade belt, and the smile on the corner of his mouth is kind and warm.

He retreated from some of the edges and corners sharpened in the wind and sand of the border pass, and became more handsome and handsome. The young man looked at his side face, and suddenly separated from the world, like a dream.

Not only is the talent of a scholar full of elegance, but also the vigor and uprightness of a soldier, perseverance and unyielding. Although he has a good heart, he has a wise personality and a handsome expression. Although immersed in the sound of dogs and horses, his mind is still clear.

When the beautiful woman in purple saw him coming, she couldn't wait to come down from the upper floor and blessed him.

He returned the salute respectfully and greeted the two men on the stairs with a fist.

The scarlet-clothed boy smiled and said with some surprise: "Yo, Miss Shangguan is different from the second son." ”

"You just make fun of me, you have to take care of Miss Shangguan's reputation anyway." The man in gray complained with a smile.

The beauty in purple cooperated with him tacitly, pretending to be angry and glared at the boy in scarlet, and then saluted the boy in blue smartly.

The boy in blue showed off and raised his head at him, and the boy in scarlet clothes was squeezed by the three of them and laughed: "I have long heard that Miss Shangguan is beautiful, and how many people in Chang'an City are vying to protect the flowers, and I won't even dare to joke in the future." He deliberately pretended to be pitiful.

The beautiful woman in purple sneered, threw the handkerchief into a ball and threw it at him, and said with a smile like a flower: "Shi Gongzi, Gu Gongzi, if you don't help me beat him, I know that you can't spit out ivory in your mouth." ”

The boy in the scarlet shirt grinned, caught the cloth ball she smashed, and chanted two crooked poems with a hippie smile, coaxing her like an August flower, and she was overjoyed.

The blue-clothed boy couldn't help laughing, patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's strange that the Dao Saint always said that you were the reincarnation of a naughty monkey, and I really convinced you." ”

A few people said as they walked, and the boy in scarlet clothes was talking and laughing, and when he reached the corner of the stairs, he suddenly said curiously: "The little marquis is really sitting, and he won't come to see the excitement if we joke like this." ”

"The little marquis hasn't arrived yet." The man in gray hurriedly answered.

"Hou Ye is Hou Ye, and the shelf is big." The scarlet boy sarcastically said.

The gray-clothed man smiled generously: "The marquis is honorable, and the shelf should be bigger." ”

The man in blue snorted disappreciatively.

Hearing a few people walking away, the young man walked out of the stairs, looked at the direction where a few people left, his thoughts were confused, and then he was shocked by the shouting behind him: "Get out of the way!" ”

He obediently gave way out, and several people carefully carried a delicate wooden box up the stairs opposite, and when Xiao Er saw him behind, he pulled him aside in surprise and asked, "Why haven't you left yet, did you startle those distinguished guests just now?" ”

The young man did not blame him for his rudeness, but humbly invited him to the empty room opposite, personally made him a cup of tea, took out a tael of silver from his arms, and asked politely: "The little second brother is in the observation tower, I must be well-informed, I don't know the identity of those distinguished guests who have just passed?" ”

Xiao Er smiled contemptuously when he saw the silver, and said rudely: "This money is not enough for me to stuff my teeth." ”

The boy choked on him and was not angry, and gave him a tael of silver. Xiao Er reluctantly replied: "I guess you didn't come to stay, you must have come to admire Miss Shangguan's name, and you came to take a look secretly." ”

"Dare to ask which adult's daughter this Miss Shangguan is? Shangguan's family is not often seen in Chang'an. ”

Xiao Er disliked that he hadn't seen the world: "You don't know this, she is a big man, she is the prime minister." ”

The young man shook his hand and almost spilled the tea in the cup, and asked urgently: "Little second brother, don't coax me, who doesn't know the prime minister's surname is Chu." ”

Xiao Er snorted: "As soon as I heard this surname, I knew that it was not my own, but a righteous daughter." Miss Shangguan's father was a friend of the prime minister, and he died young and left a daughter, and the prime minister felt that she lost her father at a young age, so he took her to her side and raised her, which was closer than her own daughter. He pretended to be mysterious and lowered his voice at first, "Some people say that she is the illegitimate daughter of the prime minister, and some people say that she is her."

He smiled maliciously, only half of the words were spoken, the young man already understood what he meant, waved his hand in disgust and said: "Impossible, the prime minister is notoriously unapproachable, and there are few wives and concubines in the family, how can there be such a thing?" ”

"Don't believe it." Xiao Er took a sip of water, moistened his throat and said, "Even if it's a green hat, you don't have the qualifications to grab it." ”

"So this prime minister's daughter already has a family?"

"Not really." Xiao Er put down the cup, and the more he talked, the more energetic he became, he actually said everything he knew, "How do you think her fame spread?" Almost all the famous sons in Chang'an City have a relationship with her, especially those who came today. She has never avoided suspicion, and the prime minister spoiled her, and she was a little lawless, but she sang and wrote poems with several lifters and was praised by the saints, and she became a talented woman, which attracted more and more young men to her talent. ”

Xiao Er has been immersed in the observation tower for many years, and his speech is a little crepe, the young man thinks it is funny, and he also thinks that this woman is not a simple person, so he asked: "I don't know who the three people who came today are?" ”

"These people are not small, and there is a little marquis who has not arrived, and the four of them should come today."

Seeing that he was puzzled, he said again: "The son in blue is Gu Chaomin, the eldest son of Lord Gu Chen. Gu, you should know that Luoyang is the most famous wealthy family. The concubine is his aunt, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is his cousin. And this General Gu is not just relying on the embroidered pillow sealed by the ancestors, he is a good kung fu, he has won the martial arts, and now he is commanding the troops in the East Palace. And he also worshiped under the prime minister's door, and the future will be amazing. ”

The young man nodded slightly when he heard this, and then asked, "Then who is the little marquis they are talking about?" ”

Xiao Er continued: "That's Li Can, the saint's own nephew and the widow of the King of Hejian. I've only met him twice, and he's the most difficult and tempered of the four. Although Gu Gongzi often has a cold face and cherishes words like gold, he is better than this little marquis, but this master can easily not speak, and a mouth can choke you to death. He acted according to his own preferences, without any regard for human etiquette, and acted very perversely, even if he was a big official in the court, he didn't buy it, too, who called him surnamed Li. ”

When the young man was about to continue asking, Xiao Er took the initiative to mention the gray-clothed man. He immediately listened attentively to his future, lest he miss a word. "To say that the most approachable of the four is Shi Jiaheng Shi Gongzi, his father is the feudal official of the town guarding one side, and the governor of Yunzhong Mansion is Shi Lie. In that year, he defeated Tuoba Yidi, kept most of the territory north of the Great Wall, and made great contributions to the imperial court. Shi Gongzi is not the eldest son, but he is a sister-in-law, and his brother is also a fierce general. Don't look at General Shi's age, but he really made military exploits, more than a year ago in the battle of Xunbao was he made a plan and burned Tuoba Jue's eldest son, making Tuoba disgraced, losing his son and breaking his army, Tuoba Jue was also angry. His youngest son also sent a lot of things to sue for peace, which was really happy and greatly promoted the prestige of the country, which was simply Huo Quai's illness in the world, and I admired him from the top. Later, he was ordered to return to the palace and lead the Shenjie army of Yuanxin Palace, he has no shelf on weekdays, and he is polite to people, in the end, he is a talented and virtuous person, and he is a hundred times stronger than those nobles who are not from a good background and have no one in their eyes all day long. ”

Xiao Er said with a look of adoration in his eyes, and the corners of the young man's mouth hidden behind the gauze hat raised slightly.

"The prime minister likes him too." Xiao Er suddenly sighed and said, "A talent like him who is both civil and military, and has outstanding character should be matched with a genuine prime minister's daughter, the second lady of the prime minister is still in the boudoir, if he can marry him, he is really a talented woman and a good person." I'm afraid I'm afraid that I'll marry that one in the end. ”

The young man knew who he was talking about, so he couldn't help but recall the way Shangguan Xueyu was laughing wantonly with other men in the stairwell just now, and shook his head.

"The last one, is the youngest son of Lord Shen Zhong, the head of the household department, their family is the money bag of the imperial court, and the wealth is tight. Compared with the previous ones, this lord's reputation is not very good, a veritable playboy, Su Mian Lying Willow, and the price of the whole day is not serious, but Lord Shen Zhong is a celebrity in front of the prime minister, and his power should not be underestimated, and he is the right and left hand of the prime minister. Within a year, the carp jumped into the dragon gate, and since then it has soared, and I don't know how many people have become red. Xiao Er sighed.

Finally, when it came to the last question, the young man couldn't wait to ask, "Why are they gathered here today?" ”

"Of course, it's for drinking and listening to music." Xiao Er's envious expression quickly turned into jealous disdain, "The song of the first prostitute in Chang'an City can only be listened to. ”

As soon as he said this, the young man had another question, and Xiao Er had to explain patiently: "In terms of beauty, this girl is not inferior to Miss Shangguan, and the kabuki in the Fengya Building plays the pipa well." Although the art is not sold to the body, but in the end, there is a difference between the famous prostitute of the Qinglou and the righteous daughter of the prime minister. ”

The words were used well, and the young man snickered and got up to thank him. Xiao Er is also a person who knows etiquette, chatted with him for a few digressions, and felt more and more that he behaved moderately, afraid of unusual clothes, so he turned pale and personally sent him downstairs.

The young man was in the crowd, and after walking a few steps, he looked back at the window on the fourth floor that was difficult to reach, imagining how the singing and dancing should be inside, that was the poetry and wine he should have.