Chapter 011: Chang'an

I'll it, won't it be the Wei Yingwu who wrote "Yedu unmanned boat self-traverse", right? It must be the same name, how could the famous poet Wei Yingwu be such a scum.

Li Zaixing scolded secretly, glanced at Wei Yingwu again, and nodded: "Boy, although the martial arts are poor, there is still a little courage." Okay, I see, the ends of the earth are waiting for you, I just hope you don't make me wait too long. It's really lonely to live without an opponent. ”

After speaking, Li Zaixing sighed, turned the horse's head, and walked away. Hearing this sigh, Wei Yingwu was so depressed that he was about to vomit blood, he couldn't support it anymore, his legs were weak, he sat on the ground, and couldn't help moaning. He looked at Li Zaixing's back and gritted his teeth with hatred.

Several young men in brocade clothes who were injured and fell to the ground surrounded them, and one of them muttered, "San Lang, do you want to report to the official?" ”

"What officer?" Wei Yingwu roared, looked around, and saw that although several partners were not lightly injured, they had no worries about their lives, and the three who died were all followers, so he breathed a sigh of relief. He covered his wound, took a breath of cold air, and scolded: "You don't have long eyes, this thief is not only strong in martial arts, but also kills people without blinking, and is not afraid of our revenge at all." reported to the official, it's good to catch him, if he can't catch him, he will definitely kill. ”

He glanced at everyone: "Which of you wants to be stared at by such a person?" ”

Everyone subconsciously shrunk their necks.

"Then what should I do, just endure it?" A young man in brocade said indignantly.

"Come to Ming first, find a master to clean him up." Wei Yingwu endured the pain, grinned and got up from the ground, and it took a lot of effort to climb onto the horse. "There is a dragon and a crouching tiger in Chang'an City, I don't believe that no one can beat him, it's a big deal to spend a little more money."

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Li Zaixing threw more than a dozen purses to Lu Hu together. Lu Hu is now his little attendant, and of course he should be in charge of these things.

Li Mi's face was gloomy, but he couldn't see how nervous he was. Obviously, he wasn't worried about Wei Yingwu's retaliation, but he wasn't too satisfied with Li Zaixing's behavior just now. Li Zaixing saw it in his eyes, but he didn't explain. Li Mi's temperament is different from him, seeking common ground while reserving differences is unavoidable, and he can't be all decided by Li Mi. In his opinion, a wicked person like Wei Yingwu has to be controlled by a wicked person, and it is not impossible to reason with him, but the premise is to subdue him first.

There are only two things that puzzle him: one is whether this Wei Yingwu is the poet Wei Yingwu in history, and the other is that Chang'an is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, even if the Wei family is very powerful, it is okay to kill people in broad daylight? He couldn't find the answer to the former question for the time being, but he could ask Li Mi, a native of Chang'an, to the latter question.

Hearing Li Zaixing's doubts, Li Mi sighed: "I have a lot of military merits in the Tang Dynasty, a young man, and even people like Li Bai have killed people, so what's so curious about these few people who kill people." The Wei family, the power is indeed great, although there have been some setbacks in the past few years, but in a family of hundreds of years, there have been several prime ministers, and the princess has married a lot, which is really not something that ordinary people can shake. However, he dared to kill you in public, but it was because you were just a cloth cloth, and although my Li family was also an official eunuch, it couldn't be compared with the Wei family. ”

"Because I'm a cloth cloth, I can kill casually?"

"It's not that you can kill casually, it's because few people are willing to go against the Wei family for a cloth cloth." Li Yu sighed again: "Of course, although Wei Yingwu is squirrel, he will not kill people casually, and he really likes your horse today." The favorite of these rangers is beauty and horses. ”

Li Zaixing snorted, and he could hear that Li Mi was a little insincere. Wei Yingwu -- or like Wei Yingwu -- who doesn't take killing seriously is probably not a minority in Chang'an. It's not easy to live in Chang'an. The decision to stay in the temple to practice martial arts and then go out of the mountain was wise, if you don't have a good martial arts, I'm afraid that you will be slaughtered before you enter Chang'an.

While talking, the two walked towards Chang'an City and turned onto a road more than 100 meters wide. This large road goes south to Chang'an City and extends to the bottom of Nanshan. Although Li Zaixing didn't ask, he roughly guessed that this road should be the legendary Suzaku Street. However, this road also did not give him most of the shock, except that it was wide, this one was no different from ordinary roads. The loess is flying, and it must be full of yellow soup on a rainy day, which is far from the cement road in later generations.

"Walking along this road into the city, you will find the world-famous Suzaku Street." Seeing Li Zaixing's indifference, Li Mi couldn't help but remind him. As a native of Chang'an, Li Zaixing's indifference made him feel a little hurt to his self-esteem.

"Oh." Li Zaixing responded perfunctorily, and pointed to the widest road in the middle: "It must have cost a lot of money to build this road, but unfortunately there are no people walking now, it's really a waste." ”

Li Mi pursed his lips: "That is the royal road that only the Son of Heaven can walk, of course no one walks." He paused, and said: "Not only this road, but also the main roads outside the city, in the middle of which are the royal roads that can only be walked by the Son of Heaven, ordinary people can't walk, you must be careful when you are in the city, otherwise you will be pickled by the left and right Jin Wuwei who patrol the streets." ”

Listening to Li Mi's nagging instructions, Li Zaixing smiled. Speaking of which, in a word, you should be careful in Chang'an City, don't be too arrogant. Chang'an City is a capital master, there are many dignitaries and nobles like dogs, Wei Yingwu is actually nothing, some people can kill you justifiably, but they don't even have to move their fingers. In other words, Chang'an is the capital of the Tang Dynasty and a paradise for the powerful, but it has nothing to do with ordinary people like you.

Li Zaixing knew that Li Mi was kind, for fear that he would also act unscrupulously in Chang'an City like just now and cause trouble. However, from Li Mi's reminder, he also realized that I am afraid that even a eunuch like Li Mi would not dare to be too presumptuous in Chang'an, and a family like him may have a reputation in other places, but it is nothing in Chang'an.

There are many officials at the feet of the Son of Heaven, which is understandable.

While listening to Li Mi's nagging, he came to Mingde Gate.

Mingde Gate is the south gate of Chang'an City, and it is also the largest gate of the outer city, there are five doorways, each doorway is as wide as one zhang five, and can accommodate two cars in parallel. There is a thick rammed earth wall between the two doors, there is a threshold made of bluestone in the middle of the doorway, which is carved with smooth curly grass patterns and relief crouching beasts, the crouching beasts are strong and strong, but the face is not hideous, it seems that there is an indescribable confidence and leisure, and the kind of weird or pet-like carvings of later generations are very different, but they are somewhat similar to the carvings of the Han Dynasty, but the spirit is greater, and the techniques are more rounded.

The city is eight feet high, there is a city tower in the city, it is nearly fifteen meters long from east to west, about three zhang high, it is connected with the city wall, the total height is nearly five zhang, and the huge volume naturally produces a kind of might. This kind of majesty can not be seen in the distance, but when he got close, looking up at the tall and majestic Mingde Gate Tower, Li Zaixing felt the momentum of Chang'an City, and also understood why many literati in later generations would take the trouble to praise the greatness of Chang'an City with poems and articles.

It's a self-evident spirit. With the sheer size alone, you can feel the confidence and strength that dominates the world.

Standing under the Mingde Gate, Li Zaixing couldn't help but hold his breath and looked at Chang'an City with sincere awe.

"How?" Li Mi laughed, and the look on Li Zaixing's face made him feel a kind of pride of Chang'an people.

"How can such a majestic city be seen destroyed in battle?" Li Zaixing sighed with emotion: "San Lang, time is running out." ”

Li Mi's face darkened, and the smugness in his heart disappeared. Li Zaixing's words stung him deeply, and he remembered Chang'an City of the Han Dynasty, not far northwest of Chang'an City. Chang'an City in the Han Dynasty was also a male city, and its volume was not much smaller than today's Chang'an City, but what was left there now? The once majestic city has been destroyed in the previous wars, and those places that were once palaces are now overgrown with grass, where there is still a trace of royal atmosphere.

Learning from the past and knowing the present, now Datang has also reached the peak of the prosperous era, there are many hidden dangers, the Son of Heaven is greedy for pleasure, treacherous and self-consolidated, and the side will invite credit and self-respect, the whole Datang seems to be sitting on a pile of firewood, as long as a spark may ignite a raging fire, and destroy the prosperity of this prosperous world.

Li Zaixing is a martial artist who has not read many books, and he can clearly realize the crisis of the Tang Dynasty, I have read poetry and books since I was a child, and I was pinned on by the virtuous minister, but now I only know that I am complacent, and I don't know that the catastrophe is coming, which really shouldn't be.

Li Mi blamed himself, Li Zaixing looked at it in his eyes and smiled slightly. As the saying goes, a gentleman can be bullied, and it's not bad at all. As long as one word is mentioned, Li Mi's courage to save the country and save the people, and the courage to be the only one in the world will burst out, and it will be difficult to restrain himself.

As the flow of people into the city, Li Zaixing was a little disappointed. In front of you is the real Suzaku Street, the street is really wide, but it is not lively, except for the pedestrians in a hurry, only see about a zhang of the earthy yellow square wall on both sides, there is no lively street market at all, let alone a beautiful girl, it looks a little empty, cold and lonely, far from the prosperous scene imagined by Li Zaixing.

"What's wrong?"

"Why is the city so deserted?"

Li Mi laughed: "The south of the city is indeed relatively deserted, and the lively places are all near the imperial city in the north of the city, and the people who live in the south of the city are poor. He pointed to the walls on both sides: "The south of the city is low and humid, and once it rains, it is easy to accumulate water, so few people want to live in the south of the city." Whenever possible, they will go north, and there are generally no people in these workshops, some have been cultivated for vegetable crops, and some are simply empty and long-growing, of course, there are no people. Along this road, after Lanling, Jingshan Zhufang, there will be more people. ”

Li Zaixing suddenly realized that the land of Chang'an City is not so valuable, and the walls of this Taoist square are built neatly, which turned out to be image projects, and there are many slums and wastelands in it.

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