Lao Zheng Tou sat on the top, listened to Zhou Nan's question, shook his head and held the teacup, blowing the floating tea on the water, smelled the tea, took another sip, put down the teacup, and said: "The Southern Dynasty is prosperous, the characters are romantic, and Emperor Taizong of the Southern Dynasty himself said" Who is more prosperous than Kyoto, the twelfth floor is heavy. "If you haven't been to the Southern and Eastern Capitals, you can't imagine it. In the past, I went to Bianliang to take the exam, but I also lived in the flower world for some time, and I also spent Chinese New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in Tokyo City, saw flower lanterns, and stepped on spring; Needless to say, the three cities, four rivers and twelve bridges on weekdays......"

Gao Yuan interrupted and asked, "How are there three cities and four waters?" Lao Zheng Tou glared at Gao Yuan dissatisfied, but he was also very happy to show his experience in front of Gao Yuan, so he continued: "This southern and eastern capital, originally the capital of the former dynasty, there is an outer city, the inner city, this Southern Dynasty official and the former dynasty Daning Palace was rebuilt into an imperial city, and the outer city, the inner city, the imperial city are surrounded by city walls, and there is a moat outside the city wall, the moat is forty or fifty steps wide, the outer city, the inner city wall needless to say, even the imperial city tower has a corner tower, isn't this the three cities?" If you want the little old man to say, this Southern Dynasty official family is really ridiculous, thinking that with the defense of the city, it can be golden and stable, and there are many dangers in the world, but what is the use? Even Emperor Taizong of the Southern Dynasty said that "there is no danger in Germany", but he also said that the eastern capital cost a lot of money, and built three layers inside and three layers outside, alas......"

Lao Zheng Tou said, I couldn't help but think of the majestic and majestic Tokyo City, sighed with emotion, took a sip of tea, and then said: "That Tokyo is close to the Yellow River, and it is close to the Huai River, the waterway is vertical and horizontal, and there are the Bianhe River, the Wuzhang River, the Cai River, and the Jinshui River passing through the city, so it is also called the four rivers through the capital. The twelve bridges, is the bridge on the four waterways, each has a name, this is more than that, there are only thirty or fifty famous bridges, the people of Tokyo only say that it is twelve bridges, the size is different, the name is many, the little old man can not remember for a while, only remember the Hongqiao and the state bridge, the Hongqiao is on the Bianhe River outside the East Water Gate, purely built out of thin air with big wood, without pillars, vermilion lacquer whitewash, from a distance, it is like a flying rainbow in the river, the hotel, pharmacy, teahouse, foot shop around the bridge, although it is outside the city, it can also be as lively as the city. The state bridge is in the city, above the Bianhe River, connected with the royal road, different from the Hongqiao, it is a flat bridge, the stone pillars under the bridge are dense, purely made of stone, the bridge railing is also made of stone, the Hague and the cloud pattern are carved on it, and it is exquisite. ”

"A stone bridge, what's so beautiful?" Takato pouted. Old Zheng Tou shook his head helplessly: "Xia worms are not enough to talk about ice." The Nazhou Bridge is to connect the royal road, the traffic Bianhe, on weekdays than the Hongqiao is more lively, the official family of the Southern Dynasty travels, but also to take this bridge, only that wide, but also about 30 steps. "I was speechless when I heard it from a distance.

Zhou Nan has not experienced Tokyo personally, he has only experienced it from various books, so he is not surprised by what Lao Zheng Tou said. The capital of any dynasty brings together all kinds of top people, skills, and buildings of that dynasty, and it can best show the style of that dynasty. It's just that it seems that the Northern Song Dynasty emphasized literature and suppressed martial arts, and did not kill people who wrote and said things, so the literati of the Northern Song Dynasty left more notes and novels than in other eras. Therefore, most of the records in the book need to remove some water. But if one day, I can go to Bianjing and see it with my own eyes, it would be good.

In a trance, Gao Yuan urged: "What do these stone bridges and wooden bridges mean, tell me how the people of the Southern Dynasty spend New Year's Day?" Lao Zheng Tou continued: "In the past few days on New Year's Day, from the horse line, Panlou Street, to the east of the city outside the Song Gate, the west of the city outside the Liang Gate, the north of the city outside the Fengqiu Gate, and then to the south of the city Yujin Garden, are all set up color sheds, hanging lanterns, the shops are not closed, there are all kinds of heads, pearls, clothes, boots and shoes, play well, etc., the road is full of cars and horses, very lively; In the evening, even the ministers and women of the noble family come out of their homes to watch the night market lights. On the third day of New Year's Day, the Southern Dynasty lifted the ban, and the whole city was like crazy, and even the noblewomen would enter the casino. The poor people in the city of Tokyo should also be neat and tidy. Reward the wine. From Chinese New Year's Eve to New Year's Day, people will set off explosions all over the city at any time......"

Zhou Nan couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Explosive war? Filled with gunpowder? "I didn't expect that in this era, gunpowder would be popularized to such an extent, but it was not used in serious places.

Lao Zheng Tou nodded and said, "I didn't expect Da Lang to know about gunpowder explosions." The common people also often buy explosive wars, and on the third watch on New Year's Day, they will set off together, and the momentum is amazing. The explosion was all made of red paper, which was filled with gunpowder, and after it was fired, the red paper pieces of shock were scattered all over the place, which was also the meaning of the common people asking for a prosperous and auspicious fire. The palace is also the same as the people in the city, and the officials will also order the servants to set off fireworks, and there are single rings, double sounds, and many more explosions. The sound of firecrackers in the palace was loud, and the people who were far away outside the palace could hear it. The sound of firecrackers will be noisy all night long, and no one will stop. The people of the Southern Dynasty are rich and poor, the rich have the money to buy fireworks and fireworks, the people are poor, there is no money to buy, the night can not be deserted for the New Year, so go to the outside of the city, cut some bamboo tubes back, put the bamboo tube in the fire at night to roast, the bamboo tube is crisp, the roast is hot, it crackles, every time it sounds, the children sitting around shout: cooked! It is also borrowed from auspicious words, looking forward to a good harvest in the coming year. Seeing that the New Year's Day of the Southern Dynasty was lively, the Liao Kingdom also learned to celebrate Chinese New Year's Eve. But this Liao country is a wild place, there are many poor and moneyless people, and there is no money to buy a war, so some people think, it is good to follow the example of the Southern Dynasty to bake bamboo tubes, who knows that Liao is located in a bitter cold land, bamboo is difficult to plant at all, think about it, this Liao people also thought of a way, our country's salt is cheap, throw the coarse salt grains into the brazier, the salt is heated and collapse, it will also crackle, and you can be happy. ”

Gao Yuan and Zhou Nan, two young people, were fascinated by what Old Zheng Tou said, and Old Zheng Tou took a sip of tea and continued: "On Chinese New Year's Eve, no matter adults and children, they are not allowed to sleep, they have to keep vigil, and the family plays around the brazier and plays with copper money. On New Year's Day, they came to the street early in the morning, they all wore new clothes, and their neighbors and friends wished each other, and there were many relatives and friends, and they ran over by themselves, so they let the little maid at home take their own name and go to the homes of relatives and friends to congratulate each other. After the New Year's greetings, they began to play in the streets, regardless of the rich and poor in the Southern Dynasty, they played everywhere in the palace and Fanyu, and the days were endless. Every family drinks and feasts, there is noise everywhere, and you can indulge in gambling, and the government can't help it. It's so lively that it doesn't stop until the seventh day of the new year. ”