Chapter 5 House

"House? Give me a house? ”

After listening to the oral will conveyed by the chamberlain, Li Yuanjia suddenly looked confused.

"Yes, my lord."

Bowing slightly, the chamberlain said respectfully: "The mansion given to you by Your Majesty is in Shengye Fang, not far from the palace, you can live in it at any time." ”

"Shengye Fang?"

After listening to the words of the chamberlain, Li Yuanjia was stunned again.

What a place!

The Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty is actually the Daxing City of the former Sui Dynasty. When the former Sui Dynasty abandoned the Han Dynasty Chang'an City and built a new city on the southern slope of Longshouyuan in its southeast, in order to emphasize the imperial power and highlight the order, a strict central axis symmetrical design was implemented. Datang has carried out repairs and expansions on this basis, basically following the same concept.

Bai Juyi's "Thousands of families are like a game of Go, and the Twelfth Street is like a vegetable garden", which is the pattern of Chang'an City.

To put it simply, a square is a residential community.

Each square is independent, and the surrounding area is surrounded by a wall two or three meters wide, as if there are countless small cities in a big city. Once there is a curfew at night, all the doors will be closed, and only the three days of the year will remain open.

Datang's curfew system is quite severe.

Now there are exactly one hundred and eight squares in Chang'an City, each square is a standard rectangle, with Zhuque Street as the central axis, and the left and right sides are also symmetrical to each other. And the 108 squares correspond to the 108 stars that symbolize the 108 gods. Thirteen squares are arranged in the north and south, symbolizing "a year with a leap"; There are four squares in the east and west to the south of the imperial city, symbolizing the "four seasons of the year"; To the south of the imperial city, the nine squares in the north and south symbolize the so-called "Nine Kui of the Royal City" recorded in the book "Zhou Li......

In a word, it's very particular.

A large area in the northernmost middle of Chang'an City is the Imperial City and the Palace City, where the emperor, the prince and the palace people are located, and on both sides of them, the area of each square is relatively large, and the area of each square is relatively small if you go south.

Dignitaries and dignitaries naturally like spacious places.

Therefore, those squares on the east and west sides of the imperial city and the palace city are the most popular places in the entire Chang'an City. In the former Sui Dynasty, most of the dignitaries lived in the west of the city, but after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the center of gravity began to slowly shift eastward, especially in the northeast because of its proximity to the imperial palace, which was valued by everyone. Among them, the palace of the garden square and the Shengye square are gathered, which is definitely the best.

So when he heard that the emperor rewarded him with a big mansion in Shengyefang, Li Yuanjia's first reaction was to earn it!

And it's still a lot of money!

If this is to be put on the previous life, it is equivalent to having a set of courtyard houses in the second ring of Beijing City, and it is also the level of Prince Gong's Mansion, do you say it is awesome?

However......

After a while, Li Yuanjia began to feel furious in his heart.

Why did I get a house? And it's still a big mansion in Shengyefang?

This thing is a little weird!

You must know that although he was recalled to Chang'an, Li Yuanjia's arrival was because the Emperor Taishang was going to be buried, and in a sense, he was one of the representatives of all the princes who left the cabinet. But after the funeral, he still has to go back to Luzhou after all, whether he can return to Chang'an in the rest of his life, or how many times he can come back is unknown, and he wants a big mansion to have a hairy use?

Just when Li Yuanjia was stunned, the chamberlain spoke again: "Your Majesty has a decree, the king doesn't have to go to thank him because of the matter of the house, just leave the palace directly." ”

"Yes."

After listening to the words of the servant, Li Yuanjia hurriedly bent down in the direction of the emperor and saluted, but at the same time, his brows were secretly frowned......

……

Just when Li Yuanjia was at a loss, on the mansion of the Great General of the Right Guard, Yu Wenshi was also a little confused.

This......

What's the situation?

Originally, I planned to wait for Li Yuanjia to settle down, and then I quietly went to see this nephew who had been out for more than three years, and took the opportunity to tell him some things, but I didn't expect to receive such a message - a mansion in Shengyefang was given to King Yu by the emperor like this!

What did the emperor want to do by doing this?

I have to say that the old fox Yu Wenshi who has gone through two dynasties and is a little confused for a while. And for a person like him who likes to ponder, Li Shimin's decision will undoubtedly make him uneasy and difficult to stabilize!

Is it a late reward, because of the curved plow? Or iron pots, coal stoves, and stir-fries?

No, it's not!

As soon as a thought came to mind, Yu Wenshi immediately shook his head again and rejected his own idea.

If you really want to reward, in addition to the prince's title cannot be promoted, and it is impossible to give Li Yuanjia more power, which one can't do gold and silver treasures, land and food? Why is it a house, and it's also a house of Shengye Fang?

And the house just given by the emperor is also a middle and upper place in Shengye Fang.

A prince who is bound to leave after the burial of the emperor, wants such a house to have a hairy use?

"Or ......"

Suddenly thinking of a possibility, Yu Wenshiji's eyes widened suddenly, and a look of disbelief appeared on his face......

……

"Xianggong, what the hell is going on?"

Hurriedly found Fang Xuanling in the study, and Lu asked with a puzzled face: "King Yu is just going back to Chang'an temporarily, won't he go back to Luzhou after the burial of Emperor Taishang?" Why did His Majesty suddenly give him a house? Do you say ......"

"Madam, don't speculate!"

With a slight frown, Fang Xuanling put down the book in his hand.

Seeing Fang Xuanling's calm expression, the Lu family, who knew him too well, immediately understood one thing, that is, he must know the emperor's intentions in doing this!

So without the slightest hesitation, Lu Shi's eyes widened and said, "Xianggong, do you mean it...... Does His Majesty really plan to transfer King Yu back to Chang'an? This, this ......"

opened his mouth wide, and Lu couldn't continue to speak.

How is this possible?!

That's a prince, and he's the son of the Emperor Taishang, the emperor's younger brother! Except for Li Yuanjing, the king of Zhao, which prince can stay in Chang'an after leaving the cabinet?

He is not Li Tai, he can not be an official!

After listening to Lu's words, Fang Xuanling's brows suddenly wrinkled even deeper: "Madam, Your Majesty just gave King Yu a mansion, maybe to reward his filial piety...... Don't be suspicious! ”

As soon as the willow eyebrows were raised, Lu Shi was suddenly a little unhappy: "Xianggong, that is Fengzhu's future Langjun!" You are willing, but she is a piece of meat that fell from my body, if she can stay in Chang'an, who wants her to go to the poor countryside of Luzhou? ”

"Uh, why is Luzhou a poor country?"

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and Fang Xuanling couldn't cry or laugh for a while.

Lu Shi was unconvinced by this, and said angrily: "Except for Chang'an and Luoyang, where is not a poor country?" ”

"Okay, don't talk nonsense!"

Fang Xuanling's eyelids jumped, and he immediately stopped his wife, and said helplessly: "In short, you don't have to speculate about this matter, especially when you go outside, you can't talk nonsense......