In this way, until August 15, the group hurried and finally arrived at Luoyang, the eastern capital. The city here is well defended, only two days away from Chang'an, and further west is the Gyeonggi district, where the garrison will become more and more stringent. Therefore, after arriving in Luoyang, there will never be any more robbers, the queen mother's birthday is saved, and the five hundred gods can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Li Chengxuan sympathized with their hard work all the way, so he said that he would rest here for two days, but in fact, he gave them a chance to tour around, which was a disguised reward.

For thousands of years, Luoyang has always been an important place of the country, and the successive dynasties have either been the capital or the accompanying capital, giving birth to the soul of China in the fertile soil of the Central Plains. Since the Han and Tang dynasties, although Chang'an has been the national capital, it has insufficient grain and rice and poor water transportation due to congenital disadvantages; The location of Luoyang extends in all directions, coupled with the excavation of the Sui Dynasty waterway, Zhuo County in the north, and Yuhang in the south, and materials from all over the country can be easily transported here, making Luoyang's commerce and trade gradually prosperous.

Therefore, since Emperor Taizong, the Tang Dynasty emperors have put forward the saying of "eating in the eastern capital", which means: to eat in Luoyang. Every year when the grain harvest in Guanzhong is in arrears, the Son of Heaven will move the entire palace and court to Luoyang, the eastern capital, where he can enjoy the convenience of materials and deal with military and political affairs, and live for a year or two until the granary in Guanzhong is abundant and then return to Chang'an.

When the Empress of Zetian usurped the Tang Dynasty and changed the Zhou, she simply renamed Luoyang as the "Divine Capital", built a large number of buildings, and set the capital here. After Zhongzong was reinstated, although the capital was moved back to Chang'an, he also lived in Luoyang for a long time. In the Xuanzong Dynasty, he even lived here for more than ten years.

The superior location, the abundance of materials, and the favor of the Son of Heaven have made Luoyang the most prosperous place in the Tang Dynasty, which is better than Chang'an.

Li Chengxuan deliberately set his place to stay on the bank of the Yi River - Xiangshan Temple, which is across the river from the Longmen Grottoes. This temple was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, when the Empress Zetian was called the emperor, she spent money to rebuild, it was her favorite place in Luoyang, and she was often lucky. The whole temple is in danger of cutting Han, at night, the bank of the Yi River is lit up, the west of the river is the Longmen Grottoes, the east of the river is the Xiangshan Temple, the two wonders reflect each other from afar, it is a scene of Luoyang.

In the evening of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a group of people entered the Xiangshan Temple, just in time for dinner, and rested after the meal. She has never been out of Sichuan and Shu since she was a child, and when she arrived in Zhenhai, she already felt that the south of the Yangtze River was prosperous, and now she came to Luoyang to open her eyes. She walked around the Xiangshan Temple with great interest, and was attracted by the night view of the Yihe River, and couldn't help but walk to the top of the Xiangshan Mountain, not wanting to see Li Chengxuan here.

He had a brocade robe and black hair, and his body was long, and he stood facing Yi He with his hands in his hands, letting the night breeze blow.

Xi Lingyue inexplicably felt that he had something on his mind, and then felt that he was too worried, so he stepped forward to greet him: "Lord Wang, this place is so beautiful!" ”

Li Chengxuan didn't look back, and said with a smile: "There was a foreigner named Liu Zongyuan in the Ministry of Rites, and he rated the 'Eight Views of Luoyang', and this 'Longmen Mountain' was the first scene. ”

"What are the eight scenes?" Xiling Yue couldn't help but wonder.

"Longmen Mountain, Horse Temple Bells, Jingu Chūn Clear, Pishan Evening View, Tianjin Dawn Moon, Luopu Autumn Breeze, Pingquan Pilgrimage, Copper Camel Twilight Rain." Li Chengxuan's voice is not in a hurry, it is as pleasant as an orchestral flute, and it slowly drifts into Xiling Yue's ears with the autumn evening breeze, as if depicting the scenery, which is inevitably intoxicating.

Xilingyue was immersed in the "Eight Views of Luoyang" for a while, and sighed yearningly: "I really want to see them all." ”

Li Chengxuan smiled: "What's so difficult about this? Except for the 'Golden Valley Spring Clear', the remaining seven scenic spots cannot be missed. ”

"Really?" Xiling Yue was very surprised.

Li Chengxuan bowed: "I'm in a hurry to stop in Luoyang for a few days and have a glimpse of the beautiful scenery." ”

Xiling Yue couldn't help but clapped her hands when she heard this: "Great! The prince must take me! ”

Her eyes shone brightly in the light of the lamp, and she was as clear and agile as the water of the Nayi River. Li Chengxuan looked into her eyes and replied with a smile: "How can there be good things without you." ”

Xiling Yue smiled, and was about to shout "Wang Ye is wise", but before the words came out, she heard a call: "Yue'er." ”

It's Xiao Yi. Xi Lingyue and Li Chengxuan followed the prestige, and saw him standing not far away with a brocade box in his hand, still so indifferent, unable to distinguish emotions on his face.

Li Chengxuan's gaze swept over his face, landed on the brocade box in his hand, was silent for a moment, and replied to Xilingyue: "You guys talk slowly." ”

Without waiting for the other party to answer, he walked away, and when he walked past Xiao Yi, the latter calmly saluted: "I've seen the prince." ”

Li Chengxuan bowed slightly, and walked over without stopping.

Xiao Yi immediately stepped forward and said with warmth: "Yue'er, today is your birthday." ”

Xilingyue looked up at the full moon in the sky, remembered her life experience, and was gloomy for a while: "Yes, it's the Mid-Autumn Festival again." ”

However, folk customs do not do longevity every year, only babies in swaddling clothes and old people over half a hundred years old can do longevity, and ordinary people are "every tenth birthday". Therefore, Xilingyue did not feel that there was anything special about this eighteen-year-old birthday.

Xiao Yi presented the brocade box in his hand and said with a smile: "I ran all over Luoyang at night to find this thing, Yue'er, Birthday Jile." ”

In the past seventeen years, Xiao Yi never forgot to celebrate her birthday and gave her all kinds of exquisite gadgets. And this year......

She silently suppressed the bitterness in her heart, took the brocade box in Xiao Yi's hand and opened it to see: it was an extremely transparent jade hosta, the hairpin tail was carved with a crescent moon, and there was a small jade rabbit on the moon, which was jīng clever and cute.

Xilingyue was not hypocritical, accepted the hairpin, raised her eyes and smiled: "Thank you Brother Yi, I like it very much." ”

Xiao Yi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and involuntarily raised his hand: "I'll put it on for you." ”

This sentence was like a spell, so frightened that Xilingyue hurriedly took a step back and lowered her head to avoid it: "No, no...... I'll go back and put it on myself. ”

Xiao Yi's outstretched right hand was stunned, so he had to clench his fist and withdraw it, and he was silent for a long time before he said, "You give me some time, and I will come up with a way." ”

How can there be any way to think of it, Xilingyue lowered her head and smiled bitterly,

But he didn't pick it out, and nodded perfunctorily.

After that, neither of them said anything, and the atmosphere was frozen for a while. At this moment, a little master in the temple suddenly ran over, folded his hands and said to the two: "Amitabha, two Tanyue, King Fu has a guest here, please go back to the temple to meet." ”

Got a guest? It's so late, who's going to come? Xilingyue felt strange and hurried back to Xiangshan Temple with Xiao Yi.

At this time, Li Chengxuan and Guo Zhongting had already arrived, and they were standing in the courtyard with another man and a woman talking. Xiling Yue took a closer look, where were the guests, it was clearly Bai Juyi and Zheng Wanniang!

(End of chapter)