Chapter 575: Chang'an City
This is Lu Xiaoxian's third visit to Chang'an.
For the first time, when he went to Taozhou, he just passed by, and he entered Chang'an as a tourist, and he was quite relaxed.
The second time, in order to rescue Li Chongjun, he secretly infiltrated Chang'an, and he didn't have time to savor the city at all.
This time, he is going to really settle in Chang'an, and become one of them, just like the people on the street.
Entering Chang'an City, Lu Xiaoxian inexplicably remembered Luoyang, which he couldn't help but compare, taste and play with the two most prestigious cities in the Tang Dynasty.
Chang'an is simple, Luoyang is rich; Chang'an is strong, Luoyang is mysterious; Chang'an is majestic, Luoyang is bright; Chang'an is enterprising, Luoyang is inclusive; Chang'an Guanshan Sigu, Luoyang nine provinces thoroughfare. The two cities, with their distinct and complementary personalities, constitute the vein of the Tang Dynasty.
Locust trees are planted on both sides of Suzaku Street, which is a native tree species in Guanzhong area, which is not only easy to plant and grow, but also has dense and dense leaves, which can be shaded by greenery and take advantage of the cool and heat. The locust trees in Chang'an City were generally planted from the beginning of the Sui Dynasty and were planted in the Tang Dynasty. On both sides of Suzaku Street, the locust trees are particularly neatly arranged, so Suzaku Street has the reputation of "Huai Street".
In the morning light, the Mingde Gate slowly opened, and Suzaku Street opened its arms to welcome guests from all over the world. The people of Chang'an County and Wannian County in the east and west of the street live peacefully and happily on this street, and Zhuque Street is like a book telling the prosperity and atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty......
Lu Xiaoxian didn't think too much about emotion, nor did he enjoy the beautiful scenery along Suzaku Street, but asked people about the nearest inn and went straight to the inn.
Along the way, Lu Xiaoxian was most worried about Lin Xuan. Although she barely survived to Chang'an, her health was extremely poor, and Lu Xiaoxian had to find Hua Langzhong as soon as possible. Time is life, and if it is late, Lin Xuan may not be able to die.
There were three people who came to play the front station with Lu Xiaoxian: Cen Shaobai, Lu Xiaoyi and Lu Wuflawless.
Someone is responsible for eating, drinking, and sleeping in their group, so Cen Shaobai followed. Wherever Lu Xiaoxian goes, Lu Xiaoyi will naturally follow. And Zhang Meng was left in Youzhou City by Lu Xiaoxian, after all, they couldn't come over for a while. They must establish a foothold in Chang'an before they can move their family from Youzhou to Chang'an. Although Zhang Meng and Zhang Meng were unhappy in his heart, he couldn't withstand Lu Xiaoxian's repeated persuasion, so he had to stay.
As for Lu Wuflawless, Lu Xiaoxian considered that someone had to take care of Lin Xuan, so he brought him too.
After settling Lu Wuxian and Lin Xuan in the inn, Lu Xiaoxian and Lu Xiaoyi went out.
I thought it would be an easy thing to find Hua Yunfeng in Chang'an City, but who knew that it was far from being as simple as I imagined.
Chang'an City adopts a chessboard-like symmetrical layout, with 14 streets in the east and west, and 11 streets in the north and south, dividing the whole city into alleys of different sizes. The whole city is divided into one hundred and eight squares, and the inner squares are of different sizes. The square is surrounded by high and thick walls, some of which have two doors and some have four gates. There are east-west horizontal streets or cross streets about 15 meters wide in the square, and the whole square is divided into 16 plots by cross alleys, which lead to each household.
The street is full of bustling people, when it is really a car like a flowing water and a dragon, naturally there are many scholars and other figures, walking with a figure-eight step, walking with a solemn face; There are also the sons of the wealthy family who are freshly dressed and angry, roaring away with a large group of servants, attracting sideways glances from passers-by; Occasionally, there were Turks dressed in light furs, braided hair, and black leather hexagram boots; Five Tianzhu people wearing earrings and shawl cloths; and the Zhaowu people wearing small-sleeved robes and leather hats embroidered with patterns and silk nets passed proudly, and the passers-by were not surprised.
Lu Xiaoxian and Zhang Meng asked around, but no one knew where Hua Langzhong was. Looking at the dotted streets, Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but shake his head.
Seeing that it was noon, Lu Xiaoyi said to Lu Xiaoxian: "Brother, it's not a way to find it like this, let's fill our stomachs first!" ”
Lu Xiaoxian also felt hungry, nodded and went straight to the West Market not far away.
As soon as I arrived at the gate of the West Market, I saw a middle-aged man selling porcelain holding a porcelain vase and came up to talk: "Guest officer, buy one, this is from the palace!" ”
"Wandering out of the palace?" Lu Xiaoxian shook his head and smiled: "You can keep it for yourself!" ”
Lu Xiaoxian was about to walk forward, but suddenly heard a "poof", and the porcelain vase fell to the ground and shattered.
Lu Xiaoxian was slightly stunned, but he heard the middle-aged man say indignantly: "If you don't buy it, you won't buy it, and you can't drop the bottle!" No, you'll have to compensate me! ”
After that, the middle-aged man was going to come up and pull Lu Xiaoxian's collar.
Touching porcelain?
Lu Xiaoxian immediately understood, the other party wanted to lie to himself, it turned out that there were people who touched porcelain in the Tang Dynasty!
How could Lu Xiaoyi let him get close to Lu Xiaoxian's body, and unhappily pushed the middle-aged man away on the side. He was about to speak, when three or four men with meaty faces had gathered around him from nowhere.
Lu Xiaoxian knew that these people were just for the silver, and when he first arrived, he didn't want to cause trouble, and he didn't bother to entangle with them, so he took out five taels of silver from his arms, threw it to the middle-aged man, and pulled Lu Xiaoyi and said, "Let's go!" ”
"Want to go? It's not that easy! The middle-aged man smiled coldly, "You want to send us away for five taels of silver, and you are asking for food when we are?" ”
Lu Xiaoxian is not short of money, but he will not be wronged.
He raised his eyebrows and asked in a cold voice, "Then what do you want?" ”
"At least a hundred taels of silver!" The middle-aged man said arrogantly.
"What if I don't give?" Lu Xiaoxian looked at each other with a smile.
"Then don't blame me for being rude!" As soon as the middle-aged man waved his hand, several men rushed over with a fierce momentum.
Lu Xiaoyi was already unhappy in his heart, and his eyes were staring at them like a sword.
"Stop!" A sudden voice came.
When those people heard this, they stopped, turned to look, and saw a twenty-seven or eighteen-year-old boy standing in front of him.
This person is dressed in a green shirt, tall and slender, with a broad chest, a dignified appearance, and thick hair.
When he met a stranger, Lu Xiaoxian would always subconsciously take a few more looks, and he obviously felt that this person's popularity was very extraordinary.
The middle-aged man squinted at the green-shirted man: "This matter has nothing to do with you, it's better to leave quickly!" ”
The green-shirted boy said unhurriedly: "Why do you have nothing to do with me?" Does it have anything to do with me when I see it? ”
The middle-aged man pointed at Lu Xiaoxian and said, "He broke my porcelain in the market!" ”
"Even if I break your things, I will pay you for it, so why bother to do it?" The green-shirted boy said disapprovingly.
"If he is willing to pay, how can we be in such trouble?" The man smirked.
The green-shirted boy turned around and looked at Lu Xiaoxian: "You're not from Chang'an, right?" ”
"It's not!" Lu Xiaoxian nodded.
The green-shirted boy sighed and said: "People often say that it is better to go out more than less, whether you broke their porcelain or lost the silver, why are you so embarrassed?" If you don't have any money on you, I'll give it for you!" ”
The green-shirted boy was so righteous that Lu Xiaoxian had a good impression of him, and he said lightly: "I am willing to pay, but the problem is that they are not willing to accept it!" ”
"I only lost five taels of silver, how is this enough?" The man said in a vicious voice on the side.
"Five taels of silver is not enough? So what do you mean, how much is the right amount to lose? The green-shirted man looked at the middle-aged man quietly.
"At least a hundred taels."
"One hundred taels!" The green-shirted boy smiled, "No wonder, now you can't get a copper plate!" ”
"Yo he, you kid is playing horizontally, then don't blame us for being rude!"
After that, the middle-aged man and a few accomplices surrounded the green-shirted boy, Lu Xiaoxian, and Lu Xiaoyi.
Lu Xiaoxian said to Lu Xiaoyi with a secret transmission: "You don't have to make a move, he can deal with it, let him deal with it!" ”
After hearing this, Lu Xiaoyi hugged his arms in front of his chest and put on a posture to watch the excitement.
Lu Xiaoxian was really right, the green-shirted boy was not in a hurry, and effortlessly threw the middle-aged man and those men away like sacks.
The green-shirted boy said to Lu Xiaoxian: "There are these embarrassing guys who are ashamed of Chang'an City, and even I feel that I can't go!" ”
Before Lu Xiaoxian could speak, the people had already gotten up from the ground.
The middle-aged man in the lead glanced at the green-shirted man resentfully: "You wait! ”
With that, several people turned around and left.
The green-shirted boy ignored them at all, and said to Lu Xiaoxian with a smile: "There are a lot of snacks in the West Market, let's go, I'll treat you to apologize!" ”
Lu Xiaoxian faintly felt that the other party seemed to be interested in getting acquainted with him, so he pretended to hesitate: "This ......"
The green-shirted boy quipped, "What? Afraid that I will also lie to you? ”
"How so?" Lu Xiaoxian was no longer pretentious, and hugged his fists and said: "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey!" ”
The three of them chatted while walking, and after walking a few steps, they saw a shop with a lot of customers, Lu Xiaoxian said strangely: "What kind of place is this, why is the business so prosperous?" ”
The green-shirted boy introduced: "This is the famous Xishi drink, and it is said that drinking it can cure all diseases. ”
"Oh?" Lu Xiaoxian became interested: "Can it cure all diseases?" ”
"It's definitely impossible to cure all diseases, but the taste is still good, I invite you to try it!" The green-shirted boy found a place and beckoned Lu Xiaoxian and the two to sit down, and said with a smile: "Business here is surprisingly good, and it will take a while before it will be our turn to serve drinks!" ”
"Out of the way, out of the way!" Lu Xiaoxian looked around and responded to the green-shirted boy.
It can be seen that the green-shirted boy is very familiar with Chang'an City, and he introduced it to the two of them eloquently.
Lu Xiaoxian's heart moved, and he was about to ask the green-shirted boy about Hua Yunfeng, but he saw Xiao Er holding a drink and greeting the three of them: "Guest officer, your drink!" ”
"Come on, come on, hurry up and taste ......"
Before the green-shirted boy finished speaking, a group of people appeared, including the middle-aged man who had suffered a loss just now, and more than a dozen officials.
Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but shake his head, no wonder this person is so arrogant, he dares to have the government as a backer.