Chapter 3 This is the Tang Dynasty
The feeling of being back on earth.
That's nice!
In this strange world, after two days of groping around like a blind man, I finally met people.
The mood at this moment is indescribable.
Chen Yu dragged his tired body, ran quickly to the side of the road, and stopped the ox cart.
"Why is the young man blocking the way?"
The driver was an old man in his fifties and sixties, who was wielding a whip to drive away the oxen, and was startled by the sudden appearance of Chen Yu.
Seeing that he was holding a hunting knife, he thought he was a gangster who robbed the road.
Guanzhong accent!
Chen Yu was excited in his heart, and looked around, this landform was very similar to the Qinling Valley and the Guanzhong Plain.
"Don't blame the old man, the kid went into the mountains to hunt, lost his way, and finally came out. I also hope that my husband will tell me, where is this? ”
The old man carefully looked at Chen Yu's tattered and sloppy clothes, and his slightly green face, and then heard the Guanzhong accent, so he was relieved.
"This is the border of Hunyi County."
Sure enough, it's Guanzhong.
In later generations, Xi'an households/counties were withdrawn from the county and redistricted, which was to restore the ancient name "Huyi".
"Thank you, sir."
Chen Yu was a little excited, and continued to ask: "Dare to ask my uncle, where is there a village here where I can spend the night?" ”
"Overnight? yes, it's getting late, and there may be snow at night... Young man, get in the car, and come with me. ”
Guanzhong has always been enthusiastic, and the old man is also a kind and charitable person.
"Thank you, sir."
The two legs were like lead, and the blood blisters on the feet were so painful that Chen Yu couldn't ask for it, so he hurriedly climbed into the carriage.
"Where does the young man's family live?"
"Fan Chuan."
Unexpectedly, Chen Yu did not hesitate at all, and directly spit out two words.
After the words landed, even I was shocked, could it be that after I got out of the mountain, my memory was restored?
Unfortunately, apart from this place name, there is still no impression of the others.
"I'm heading east back to Chang'an, just along the way."
The old man smiled: "Young man, you have traveled a little far this hunting. ”
"Yes, the forest in the mountains is foggy, and I accidentally got lost, and I went farther and farther. I was fortunate to meet my husband, otherwise the kid would not know how to be born. ”
The old man smiled: "Young man is lucky, it is not easy to find out from the mountains.
At this hour, there are few people here, if it weren't for the old man who went to send rice and grain to Zongsheng Palace, he would have come back late......"
"Zongsheng Palace? What the old man said is the floor viewing platform dedicated to Taishang Laojun? ”
Chen Yu relied on his professional advantages to keenly grasp a message.
"That's right, but last year, the emperor changed the name to Zongsheng Palace and overhauled the temple, which has been more than a year and has not yet been completed.
Also, Lao Jun is the ancestor of the royal family, and he has been cultivating the temple since he was a good life. ”
Lao Jun... Royal Ancestor......
Lao Tzu, Li Er.
Then today's emperor's surname is Li!
Li Tang?
That's right, the Li Tang Dynasty did shamelessly posthumously recognize Lao Tzu as the ancestor, and later posthumously named him Emperor Taishang Xuanyuan.
Finally, a key message was heard.
It's just that which emperor is reigning now?
……
"When the boy came out of the mountain, he saw a village, but there was no one inside, do you know why?"
The scalper walked slowly, so Chen Yu chatted with the old man, hoping to get more information.
"Hey, the former Sui world was in turmoil, there were ten rooms and nine empty rooms in the north, and many villages around Chang'an had died or fled.
In the past two years, life has been slightly better, the imperial court has divided the land, and many mountain households have moved outside the mountains, so it is not surprising that there is no one. ”
Former Sui ......
So it's the early Tang Dynasty?
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and the direct impact of the war in Guanzhong was not great.
However, from the three expeditions to Goryeo to the early Tang Dynasty, there were not a few soldiers recruited in Guanzhong, and there were heavy casualties, and it was inevitable that the number of people decreased sharply.
A few people have come back to fight in ancient times, which is not bad at all!
"The young man is still young, and he doesn't remember the days of fear in those years, and my two sons ......"
The old man sighed, and was very sad to think of his two sons who died in the war.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I've aroused your sadness."
"It doesn't matter."
The old man waved his hand: "Fortunately, it has been peaceful in the past few years, although there are some rebellions from time to time, but as long as the King of Qin comes out, they will soon be quelled."
Guanzhong is gradually stable, if the weather can be better, the days will be beautiful! ”
King Qin?
Li Shimin?!
So now the reigning is Gaozu Li Yuan?
During the Wude period?
Chen Yu asked a few more words and got a more definite answer.
Eight years of martial arts.
Call!
It's really Li Yuan, but at this point in time, it's already very close to Zhenguan.
In June of the ninth year of Wude, the Xuanwu Gate changed......
It is now the winter solstice of the eighth year of Wude, and there is only more than half a year left.
However, the royal palace has little to do with a small people like himself, and the only benefit is probably the upcoming rule of Zhenguan.
After all, it is a famous rule in history, and the lives of ordinary people should be more stable and prosperous.
Before darkness engulfed the land, the old man drove his ox cart into a village.
It wasn't much better than the ghost village I saw in the valley, with dilapidated houses and a small population.
Of course, it may be because of the habit of the ancients to rest at sunset. There are only a few houses with a faint yellow light.
The old man drove the ox cart into a small fenced yard, unloaded the cart and tied the oxen under the shed, brought some hay from the hut next to him, and fetched buckets of water to drink the oxen.
Everything stopped, and then he took Chen Yu to the hut at the back.
Pushing the door in, there were already five or six men and old men inside.
"Lao Zhao, why did you come back? Hey, with a little doll? ”
"The young man is a hunter, he got lost, met on the way, saw that it was late, and brought him over for the night."
The old man explained, everyone did not object, and the people were simple in these years.
"Sorry for the excuse."
Chen Yu also stepped forward in time to salute and greet.
"The little doll is polite... But it's a shabby place, so find your own cat! ”
Chen Yu looked around, and there was a fire in the middle of the house, and on both sides there was hay and a shabby reed mat on top. Futon or something, not at all.
"Don't dislike it, young man, just one night!"
"The kid is also from a poor background, he can be taken in by his father-in-law, and it is already good to have a place to live, how can he be picky?"
"That's good."
The old man took out a cloth bag from his arms, turned out a piece of burnt yellow cake from it, broke a piece and handed it to Chen Yu.
"Take a bite, I'll give you another one tomorrow morning, and you'll be able to go home."
"Thank you, sir."
Chen Yu took half of the cake, and his heart was warm.
This world is very strange, but with this group of enthusiastic people, it is much warmer.
After eating the cakes, Chen Yu found a piece of land in the corner of the house and lay down quietly.
Listening to the old man and the men chatting, I realized that they were the people who served as laborers, and they were responsible for delivering food to the craftsmen of the Zongsheng Palace.
Because the road is a little long, sometimes it is too late to rush back, so I find such a place to settle down on the way to rest.
After complaining a few words about the overseer's errands, the people talked about the harvest and their own life without a word.
It seems that the weather has not been very good in the past two years, the harvest has not been good, and everyone is living in fear......
Chen Yu listened to it and understood that this was the most real Tang Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty, which had just experienced the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty and had been established for less than ten years, was still in dilapidation.
The prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, which later generations talked about, is still far away.
In such a world, my own life must not be much better.
At this time, Chen Yu became more and more curious about "his" family situation, but unfortunately he still had no impression at all.
The thought of going home tomorrow made me feel extremely embarrassed.
Maybe I'm asleep, but I can think of something in my dreams!
The night talk of the people had stopped, and there were snoring sounds one after another, and Chen Yu also closed his eyes and gradually fell asleep......