Anseong is the most magnificent capital city in the history of our country, and it is a large city with a population of one million.

Chang'an is divided into three parts: the palace city, the imperial city, and the outer Guo city, which are arranged in parallel, the emperor lives in the palace city, and the palace city symbolizes the North Star, thinking that it is the sky; The Imperial City is where government departments such as the Hundred Officials and Offices are located, symbolizing the Ziwei Wall that surrounds Beichen; The outer Guo City is the place of life and residence, which is divided into one hundred and eight squares, symbolizing the one hundred and eight stars that arch to the north.

This day is the thirteenth day of the first month of the fourth year of Tianbao, the new Jiannan Jiedu envoy Cao Shen military Li Qing, trekking thousands of miles, and finally arrived at the Qujiang Pond outside Chang'an City, and can already see Chang'an City from afar.

"Jiangtou Palace locks thousands of doors, and the fine willow Xinpu is green."

The weeping willows of Qujiang Pond have faintly shown blue, in the spring of Chang'an, it is flourishing in the enjoyment, the garden trees have no idle land, just after the New Year, the Qujiang Pond has appeared on the side of the early spring, and the flow of people has flashed in the gap of the bright armor of the soldiers, and a few noble ladies with high hair and bare breasts flashed; There are also innocent and lively girls, carrying floor-length skirts, laughing and running by the lake, red and green, like a blooming hibiscus, dyeing the Qujiang River in the New Year with a touch of spring; There are more waist oblique Wu hook taxis, bow their heads and groan, on the occasion of the arrival of the new year, full of ambition, hesitating thousands of miles.

Li Qing rode on a horse along the lakeside slowly, lingering reluctantly looking at the colorful early spring of the Tang Dynasty, and then walked forward, then left the Qujiang Scenic Area, in front of a straight official road, the shops on both sides of the official road are lined up and compared, it has not yet reached the peak season, and the shops are a little deserted.

"Huh! It's already noon, and the official comes to have a glass of wine, rest and then enter the city. ”

Before Li could finish expressing his feelings about entering Beijing, a junior errand ran out of the tavern on the side of the road, pulled his horse and walked to the teahouse.

"You Diao Min, the official hasn't agreed yet, why are you so forced to buy and sell."

If in Yibin County, Lord Li's eyes were wide, and he was sure to scare a bunch of people, that is, Chengdu, and the people would hide far away when they saw the officials, but this little second seemed to regard Lord Li's seven-grade official uniform as a shoulder coat, and only glanced at it and sneered: "Look at the color of the official's clothes, it should be from the seventh grade, our small shop even the second-grade Shangshu servants often come to sit, can't the official sit down?" ”

Do not enter the capital, do not know the official small, at the foot of the sky, the size of the official is as many as a cow's hair, in addition to the previous dynasty into the government office, the general officials are wearing regular clothes, although the court customized, official time should wear official uniforms, but often in Beijing as officials, but few people really take this regulation to heart, only those who come to Beijing to do business local officials, do not know the officialdom of Beijing, but also wear low-grade official uniforms to Qujiang to play. Li joined the army just passing by, not intentionally ostentatious, this way, this official uniform brought him too much convenience, so when he arrived in Chang'an, he forgot to change it.

As the saying goes, 'Seven Rank Officials at the Foot of the Heavens', it means that most people who live in the capital have a superior mentality, and everyone thinks they are seven rank officials. The place came up.

It's okay to have a glass of wine, but this side is a little uneasy, if you argue with a guy, and there is really a ** share, Li Qing saw that there was a tavern next to him, and the guy there ran half a step slower, and he was watching this fat sheep being taken away, Li Qing's eyes rolled, and he took out two hangings of money and shouted at the guy: "I want to go to your side to drink and eat, and these two hangings of money are for you." ”

Money can make ghosts grind, not to mention that he is still a fellow, under the temptation of two strings of Huang Cancan's tips, as soon as Li Qing's voice fell, the guy over there ran like a 100-meter sprint, pushed the person who bought and sold strongly, and helped Li Qing to get off the horse, and said with a smile on his face: "The official has good eyesight, this shop is a black shop, and I can't go." As soon as he beckoned, a big black man with a big waist and a round waist came out, stopping the 'Seven-Rank False Official' who was about to fight back.

It doesn't matter whether it's a black shop or not, the key is to spend money to buy a comfortable, Li Qing followed him into the store, and there was a carriage parked at the door of the tavern, with a wide body and exquisite workmanship, the black and bright wall panels were inlaid with gold wires on all sides, and the four horses pulling the cart were all looking like divine horses, and the whole body was snow-white, and they were eating grass quietly at the moment, and on the other side of the road, more than a dozen big men dressed as family members sat in a circle, talking and laughing and eating lunch.

Li Qing followed his men into the tavern, although the façade of the tavern is not big, but the inside is very spacious, rows of large and clumsy tables and chairs for the public to eat, there are also luxuriously furnished elegant rooms on both sides, although it is lunch time, but there are few guests inside.

In the lobby, there was only a family of old and young people who came to play to eat, and the two little ladies in red dresses suddenly saw the tall Li Qing come in, their eyes lit up at the same time, and they were no longer focused on eating, and secretly glanced back at him from time to time. When their father saw it, he coughed, his face gloomy, slapped the chopsticks on the table, and glared at them fiercely, the two little ladies were so frightened that they didn't dare to look back, and the acacia that was just about to take shape was strangled by their father.

Let's say that Li Qing entered the store, first found a place to change this really eye-catching official uniform, and then returned to the lobby easily.

The guy was already standing there waiting for him, Li Qing sat down, and then took out the two pieces of money and stuffed it into the guy's hand, "This is extra for you, you just pick up a few of the best dishes in your store, and then bring a pot of good wine." ”

The guy accepted the money with a smile, and praised with a thumbs up: "Although the official is a foreign official, he is even more refreshing than this Beijing official." ”

"How do you know I'm a foreign official?"

The guy saw that Li Qingzhen didn't know, and his heart of preaching and teaching was a little stronger, so he smiled and explained his confusion to him: "There are too many officials in our capital, and it is uncomfortable to meet in official uniforms, so everyone is usually one."

Official uniforms, only local officials who enter Beijing to do business wear official uniforms, so it is convenient to look at it

Speaking of this, the guy whispered in Li Qing's ear: "You can pay attention to it later, there is a person sitting in the elegant room, dressed in an ordinary brocade robe, I heard that he is a bachelor of the Hongguan and a fifth-grade official." ”

Li Qing followed his gaze, only to find that there were guests sitting in a private room, the figure on the door paper swayed, and there was a faint laughter, presumably the carriage at the door was theirs, and it must be taking advantage of the New Year to play in Qujiangchi.

Not long after, Li Qing served the wine and dishes, and the guy was about to leave, but Li Qing called him and said, "I want to ask a place, is it convenient for the little second brother?" ”

"Just ask, I know everything."

"I want to ask, where is Cui Qiao's mansion in Dali Temple?"

Li Qing naturally didn't go directly to Tai when he came to the capital, this Dali Temple Qing Cui Qiao is Zhang Qiu and Qiong's best friend, and the two families have set up in-laws, so Zhang Qiu and Qiong sent Li Qing to Beijing to see Tai through Cui Qiao.

The guy thought about it, but shook his head and said: "I only know the Ten Princes' Mansion, Xingqing Palace, and Dali Siqing's mansion really don't know where it is." ”

"Lord Cui's mansion is in Qinrenfang."

Li Qing turned around, I don't know when, there was a person standing behind him, about thirty years old, his figure, etc., about half a head shorter than himself, I saw him wearing a soft foot, wearing a purple robe with a lapel and narrow sleeves, wearing white gauze wide-mouth pants, soft boots, a leather belt around his waist, his face was as white as jade, with three short beards, his eyes were slender and bright, and he contained a smile

Li Qing has been sitting facing the door, but he doesn't know when he will come in, and then look behind him, the door of the elegant room has opened, and he immediately reacted, presumably this person is the master of the Hongguan that the guy said.

The Hongguan of Menxia Province, the Chongguan of the East Palace and the State Supervisor, known as the three major central official schools of the Tang Dynasty, are mainly the State Supervisors, supplemented by the Second Hall, and the Hongguan only teaches a small number of royal families and ministers, and takes the elite route. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the status of the Hongguan bachelor was very high, not only had the power to make the edict, but also could participate in the country's political decision-making, after Gaozong, the book province took the edict power, to the current Li Longji ascended the throne, the Hanlin Academy, the rise of the Jixian Palace, the Hongguan was completely reduced to the Qingshui Yamen similar to the Central Library.

Li Qing saw that he was not arrogant and had a modest attitude, so he had a good impression early, and quickly got up and thanked him: "Thank you Brother Ren for showing the way." ”

The man looked Li Qing up and down, and saw that he must have come from afar, although he was wearing regular clothes, but the silver belt around his waist had not been replaced, presumably a seven-grade official, so he smiled and replied: "I don't know where Brother Tai came from?" ”

"I'm coming from Chengdu here, and I don't know the road conditions when I first arrived in Chang'an, thank you."

"Chengdu?" The man's eyes suddenly became a little interested, and at this time, a green-skirted maid walked out of the elegant room, and Yingying saluted him: "Grand Duke, Miss asked if we can go back?" ”

Li Qing couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this maid, but he knew this maid, it was Li Lin's daughter's personal maid, he had seen it, and then he saw it again when he first arrived in Chengdu, could it be that the young lady she said was the fairy-like county lord she had seen in the drunken country restaurant?

Li Qing's mind suddenly appeared in the white girl's skirt swirling lightly, like a white cloud, although it was just a glimpse, and even forgot her appearance, but the impression of not touching a little fireworks in the world was deeply in his mind.

At this time, the maid also saw Li Qing and said in surprise: "Aren't you the proprietor of Chengdu?" How did you end up here? ”

"What, you know?" 's silver belt, how can it be called Li Dongzhu, like a businessman's title.

"Big brother, he is the Li Qing that my father often mentions, the person who bought our Wangjiang Restaurant."

Li Jingyan stood far away at the door of the elegant room surrounded by five maids, she was wearing a yellow narrow-sleeved shirt, a green floor-length skirt, a red silk on her shoulders, and a red ribbon hanging from her waist.

She glanced at Li Qing, her face like ice jade was slightly raised, her voice was slightly magnetic, and she said lightly: "It is the master book of Yibin County that was recommended by my father and Lord Zhang Qiu later." ”

When I first saw her in the drunken country restaurant, I only felt that she was like a fairy in the sky, and she didn't ask about mundane things in the world, but now, she spit out the word 'buy' from her cherry mouth, and called him the master book, Li Qing felt a little lost in his heart, she seemed to have gone down to earth, maybe because of the beauty produced by the distance, once the distance disappeared, he realized that there was actually no immortal in this world.

Li Qing looked up at her carefully, this was the first time she saw her head-on, she looked more mature than the curtain, but she was still a girl, combing her double ring to look at the fairy bun, obliquely inserting a hosta, the nose was small and handsome, perhaps because of the colder air, the corners of her mouth were slightly tight, showing a trace of fortitude that a girl rarely had, and her eyes in the deep pool were still clear and pure, without a little emotion, but a gaze that flashed by chance was extremely keen, and seemed to be able to see through everything

The official Li Lin Chang Li Zhao, today took his wife and sister to Qujiangchi to play, and happened to meet Li Qing who went to Beijing on business, he laughed, stepped forward and patted Li Qing's shoulder and said: "It turns out that you are Li Qing, and my father talked about you yesterday, go!" Since you have come to Chang'an, how can you not go to my house. ”

Li Qing glanced at Li Jingyan obliquely, and saw that her face was cold, as if the place Li Qing was going to had nothing to do with her, and he didn't say hello, and went straight in front of him surrounded by a group of maids, leaving only a fragrant breeze.

For some reason, Li Qing suddenly began to miss the distant curtain, her smile, and even her chatter.