As the sun sets, the entire Chang'an is bathed in the afterglow of the sun. At this time, the Tang Dynasty implemented a curfew, and after the daytime leakage of the yamen was exhausted, the official street drums on Chang'an Avenue began to beat. At this time, the east and west cities and the doors of each square were gradually closed, and the street envoys of Jin Wuwei on the left and right inspected the six streets in turn.

Gu Yuanxi's Gu Mansion is located in Jiahuifang, which is only separated from the West Market by Huaiyuan and Changshou, so he doesn't need to rush home like some pedestrians, but leisurely strolls on the street. At this time, the sun is setting, and the autumn breeze slowly blows a burst of fragrant flowers and trees, which has the artistic conception of "the sunset is infinitely good, but it is just near dusk".

"Hey." Gu Yuanxi sighed for a long time, "I remember that cumin powder has been introduced to the Central Plains in this era, how could it not be?" Did I remember wrong, or did I ......"

Back in the hall of the Gu Mansion, it was already full of lights and candles. What surprised him was that in addition to his mother, Mrs. Lu, the eldest brother Gu Yuanhai and the younger sister Gu Yuanqing were also sitting in the hall chatting.

"Big brother, little sister." Gu Yuanxi was overjoyed, walked into the hall excitedly, and shouted loudly: "What day is today, why are the eldest brother and younger sister back." ”

"Haha." Gu Yuanhai, the fourth brother who was sitting on the Hu bed, stood up in a hurry, walked up to him excitedly and gave him a bear hug: "Third brother, I haven't seen you for a few days." ”

"Big brother." Gu Yuanxi smiled happily: "Why is it a holiday today?" Why did the eldest brother come back when he was free? ”

In fact, the vacation of Tang Dynasty officials was very humane, in addition to various holidays every year, there was a vacation every ten days a month, called ten-day vacation or ten-day vacation. And at night, except for the stay on duty, there is no need to work in the official office. But the ministry officer Gu Yuanhai served was from the six grades. Honglu Temple, who is in charge of foreign affairs, has been busy with the entry of the Tibetan prince into the court recently, resulting in the eldest brother living in Honglu Temple except for the mid-year holidays this month, and he can't return home.

Gu Yuanqing, the little sister who was drinking tea at the table, saw that the third brother came over, and her color was also bright, but she smiled unhurriedly: "I heard that the third brother went to Shixianglou to help today?" ”

"Huh." Gu Yuanxi's face turned red, "It's just to go over and take a look for the second brother." Uncle He, they did a good job in their respective duties, and they didn't need my help much. ”

After Gu Yuanqing heard the word "second brother", his face changed slightly, and he sighed and said: "I just went to visit the second brother, the injury is really not light, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of bed in half a month." ”

Mrs. Lu gently wiped her tears and said, "My poor Erlang is usually honest and honest, how could he get into this trouble." ”

Gu Yuanhai slapped the table heavily and snorted: "Third brother, do you know what the origin of that group of people is, I will tell the Chang'an County Government to bring them to justice tomorrow." ”

Gu Yuanxi smiled bitterly, and said in his heart that An Lushan's son Mo said that it was the Chang'an County Ya, even if the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion knew about it, he probably wouldn't dare to interfere at will. At the moment, it is worth slapping the face and saying fatly: "Don't worry, big brother, it's just a scoundrel in the market, and I'm afraid I won't dare to stay in Chang'an after being taught a lesson by my younger brother." ”

Gu Yuanhai knew that his third brother liked to cause trouble and fight on weekdays, so he couldn't help but say helplessly: "I said San Lang, you can't always respond to violence when you encounter trouble." Our Gu family also has a head and face in Chang'an, and of course we have to find the yamen to deal with this kind of thing. If it is always resolved privately by violence, then what does the government need to do? In the future, we must not be like this, losing the face of our Gu family. ”

Gu Yuanxi disagreed. In his view, the so-called government is nothing more than an institution that deceives the good and fears the evil, and the soft and the hard. As a posterity, he knows best that if the prisoner is less powerful than the victim, then they will pretend to act impartially; If they know that the prisoner has a higher status than the victim, then it is the helpless victim who will not be able to eat and walk around. The so-called government is just for the strong and the high-ranking people.

Gu Yuanxi looked at his eldest brother and felt that he was a little naïve and pedantic. However, the Gu family is rich and on the first side, and the eldest brother, as a Honglu Cheng, is already on the dominant side in front of ordinary people. As long as he doesn't meet more powerful people, he generally won't suffer any losses, and it's no wonder that he doesn't realize the ugliness of the so-called government and this society. When I think about it, I think I can understand my eldest brother's thoughts.

"I heard that the third brother is going to participate in the poetry competition in Xuanyangfang in a few days?" Gu Yuanhai said with a smile.

"Poof~" Gu Yuanxi just took a sip of tea before he could swallow it in his throat. He wiped off the stains on his clothes, and said depressedly: "Big brother, which pot do you not open and mention?" ”

Gu Yuanqing, who had not been biting, stood up suddenly, and said with a smile: "I heard my mother say that you signed up, but I still don't believe it." Is it really not possible? Haha, could it be that our brothers and sisters want to compete on the same stage? ”

Although Gu Yuanqing is a woman, she is quite talented, she likes to dance and write on weekdays, and she also forms a poetry club with her friends, and often exchanges poetry and songs with each other.

Gu Yuanxi saw the ridicule in her little sister's smile, but she was helpless. Because he knows: In the Tang Dynasty, when ancient poetry flourished, in the huge Chang'an City, there were more than hundreds? As the president of the Pujia Poetry Society, it is rare for Xiaomei to be able to make a name for herself in Chang'an, the imperial capital of the poetry society. Therefore, the poetry level of this "talented woman of Chang'an" is beyond doubt.

Mrs. Lu could see the embarrassment on Gu Yuanxi's face, so she interjected and smiled: "Xiao Nan, don't look at your third brother." The two lines of poetry he made yesterday were even said by Master Lin. ”

When she said this, not only Gu Yuanqing, but even Gu Yuanhai was stunned. He knew a lot about this third brother who didn't learn or know anything. In terms of games such as cockfighting** and keju polo, this third brother can be said to be good at everything; But when it comes to the right poetry, then it is a tactful way to describe the third brother with no ink on his chest. So when he heard his mother say that the third brother had made a poem that even Master Lin praised, he was stunned for a moment. The brother and sister looked at each other, and they both looked at each other in disbelief.

Mrs. Lu seemed to have expected that the two children would have such expressions when they heard this, and just smiled faintly. In fact, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes and heard it with her own ears, she wouldn't have believed that her third son, who usually didn't learn and didn't know how to do it, could make such a poem. She coughed lightly, "Listen." "The article is made by nature, and the magic hand is even there". What do you think? ”

"Huh?" The brother and sister let out an exclamation of disbelief, then sat down in their seats in amazement, and after a while, they applauded and exclaimed, "Good." ”

"It's a 'natural article, and it's a clever hand.'" Good~Good~Good! "Gu Yuanhai can be a civil official from the Tang Dynasty, and his talent is beyond doubt. He said three words "good" in a row, which is enough to see how satisfied and shocked he is with this verse.

"Where did the third brother copy it from." Gu Yuanqing was a little suspicious in his heart. As a talented woman in Chang'an and the president of the Pujia Poetry Society, her own talent and appreciation level are extremely high, so she naturally knows that this poem is easy to understand and profound, which is really a rare good sentence. It's just the hand of this third brother who is different from his own culture, but it's unbelievable.

"How?" Gu Yuanxi touched his nose depressedly, thinking that the previous Gu Yuanxi's impression on his sister was too bad, so he sighed quietly.

Although Gu Yuanqing was suspicious, he couldn't help but feel a little sorry when he saw his third brother's disappointed and sad expression. But she is a poet idiot, and she continued to ask with the intention of breaking the casserole to the end: "I think this sentence is just the beginning, I don't know if it is a song of five uniques or five rules?" Did the third brother do the following? ”