When a glimmer of light in the early morning shone from the top of the Qinling Mountains, a new day gradually moved from afar.

As soon as the sky was bright, the foothills of Cuihua Mountain ushered in a phosphorus carriage. The mountains are full of horses neighing, flags waving, and all kinds of big horses hunting and moving in the wind.

Today is the hunting meeting set up by Yang Yupei, the wife of the Qin State, for Li Guangbi, the envoy of Hexi soldiers and horses, and Shi Siming, the envoy of Pinglu soldiers. Although Li Longji, the supreme monarch of the Tang Empire, and her beloved Taizhen concubine Yang Yuhuan did not attend the hunting party, and the protagonists of the hunting meeting were only soldiers and horses of the two feudal towns, their importance was not comparable to that of the autumn hunt in the Huaqing Palace a few months later.

But because it was Yang Yupei, the eighth sister of Yang Guifei, who was currently hot, who presided over this hunting meeting, countless royal nobles and princes and grandsons came to please this lady of Qin. Moreover, the Tang Dynasty is extremely martial and hunting, and likes to participate in lively events, so this hunt has attracted the attention of countless nobles from the last time before it began. Even some of the nobles who were anxious had already come to the foot of the mountain in groups last night to camp and wait, so the sky was bright, and the foothills of Cuihua Mountain were already densely packed with crowds and horses and vehicles.

Gu Yuanxi's brothers and sisters hurried to the foothills of Cuihua Mountain early in the morning. Today, due to the needs of hunting, the Gu brothers and sisters are all wearing the narrow-sleeved Hufu that is currently very popular in the Tang Dynasty. In the early Tang Dynasty, Hufu was popular among the aristocracy and other high society. This kind of clothing is different from the wide robe and large sleeves of the Han people, because the body is tight and narrow, it is very convenient for movement, so it is commonly worn by people in hunting, polo, juju and other activities.

The Hufu is also divided into many kinds in the Tang Dynasty, such as the clothing of the Western Regions city-states such as Qiuzi costume, Shule costume, Yanqi costume, etc., as well as the Hufu of Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms, which are called "Western Regions Hufu", and this style of Hufu is mostly popular in Lefang; The court ladies of the Tang Dynasty were fond of returning to their clothes. In addition, there are Turkic costumes, Khitan costumes, Tuyuhun costumes, Nanzhao costumes and other ethnic minority costumes. In addition to the Tang Dynasty, Da Shi Fu, Tubo Fu and Persian Hu Fu are also extremely popular.

Hufu has different popular styles in different dynasties and different periods. Because the northern dynasties such as Wei and Zhou belonged to the Xianbei people since the Northern Wei Dynasty, Xianbei Hufu was the most popular before the Sui Dynasty. After entering the Sui Dynasty, due to the ethnic integration of the Xianbei and Han people, Xianbei clothing and Xianbei people were integrated into the Han family and gradually disappeared from the historical stage.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, due to the strength of the Turkic Khanate, the Turkic Hufu naturally replaced the Xianbei Hufu as the main style of Hufu worn by the Han people. After the fall of the Eastern and Western Turkic Khanates for the Tang Dynasty, despite the return of the post-Turkic khanates of Ashinamer, the Turkic Hufu still gradually disappeared into the world of the Han people like the Turkic people.

Entering the Tang Dynasty, due to the strength of the national and military, and the openness of politics and culture, the Hufu of all ethnic groups has appeared in the popular clothing industry of the Tang Dynasty.

The Hufu worn by Gu Yuanxi and Gu Yuanqing, brother and sister, today is the Persian Hufu. Due to the attachment of Belus and Neshigu, the last royal father and son of the Persian Empire, and the prevalence of Persian culture that had long been introduced to China, the Persian Empire-style Kaftan Hufu has now replaced the popular Turkic Hufu in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasty. The Persian Kaftan Hufu is actually a Sassanid style of clothing. This kaphotanhu is a long-sleeved trench coat made of cotton or silk that reaches to the ankles and is tied with a belt at the waist. It had a great influence on Central Asia and the Western Regions, not only worn by the Tocharians and Lits in the Western Regions, but also influenced the fashion of the Tang Dynasty through the Silk Road, and may even have had an impact on the horse coats of the Manchurians.

The Gu brothers and sisters all have excellent genes for handsome appearance, and this exotic costume exudes a different charm on the two of them. Gu Yuanxi's handsome face and this Persian Hu costume made him look high-spirited, attracting the side eyes of many aristocratic women. And Gu Yuanqing wore men's clothes, and her beautiful face complemented this exotic style of Hu Fu even better, and she was heroic.

The Gu Yuanqing brothers and sisters waited for a long time before they saw Li Qi, the king of Jianning. He is also wearing a tight-fitting Hufu today, but the style seems to be in the Hui or Khitan style, which is slightly more simple and strong than the Persian Hufu.

"San Lang, Qing'er." Li Qi came slowly on a horse, and when he saw him, he stared at Gu Yuanqing, and his eyes did not hide his amazement, and he was very unhappy to see Gu Yuanxi.

"Ahem-" Gu Yuanxi coughed dryly a few times, and asked with an unhappy face: "I said King Jianning, we have been waiting for you for a long time, we should always give an explanation, right?" ”

Li Qi smiled when he heard this, then seemed to think of something, waved his hand behind him, and said: "When I came over just now, I saw two strong men blocked out of the door by the guards of the forbidden army, and I happened to hear them say that I knew you, so I came forward to bring them over, so I delayed for some time." ”

Gu Yuanxi frowned when he heard this, and was about to speak: "If you lie, you have to make up a good reason, and deceive the ghost." But Huo Ran found that there were really two mighty men running behind Li Qi, and he was stunned and saw that it was Lei Wanchun and Nan Jiyun.

"I said, Brother Lei, what are you doing with such a big bag?" Gu Yuanxi asked in confusion when he saw Lei Wanchun wearing a hunter's costume and carrying a huge burden behind his back.

"Hey, hey. This is the guy I used to eat and had to bring. Lei Wanchun said with a smile.

"The guy for food?" Gu Yuanxi turned over and dismounted and walked to Lei Wanchun's side, patted the burden behind him, felt that it was very heavy, and couldn't help but smile bitterly with a black line: "I said Brother Lei, we are here to hunt today." As for eating, there are naturally prey all over the mountains and wilderness to roast and eat, so why bother these guys who eat. Besides, Mrs. Qin Guo is the east, and a large number of royal nobles are here, do you still need to cook by yourself? ”

"Besides, even if you have to bring a guy to eat. Do you need to bring such heavy cooking utensils? Gu Yuanxi looked at the burden behind Lei Wanchun, and smacked a few times: "With such a big line, Brother Lei, you won't bring all those pots and stoves over, right?" Why bother? ”

"Cooking utensils? Boiler? No, isn't it-" Lei Wanchun scratched his head and laughed: "The guy I said about eating, it's this-"

Lei Wanchun smiled, and then took off the burden behind him and opened it. Gu Yuanxi and the others curiously leaned over to take a look. My mother, what kind of cooking utensils are here, these are a pair of sledgehammers.

A pair of eight-sided hammers made of wrought copper were displayed in front of several people at a glance. Gu Yuanxi swallowed his saliva and asked, "This is what you call the guy you use to eat?" ”

"Not bad." Lei Wanchun said angrily with a look of grievance: "I hate that the two teams of guards guarding the mountain gate just didn't let me in, and threatened me to go to see the official." Fortunately, this King of Jianning heard that my brothers and I knew you, and he wanted to come forward and bring us in. ”

Gu Yuanxi sweated profusely, and said in his heart that these guards were kind and soft-handed. It looks like a sledgehammer of more than 100 pounds, and it is good to carry such dangerous flammable products without treating you as a terrorist and killing you. He glanced at Li Qi, but saw that he was also sweating on his forehead, and seemed to regret that he had come forward to bring the two of them in hastily.

Li Qi smiled bitterly and said let's go. Several people got on their horses one after another and ran to the camp at the foot of Cuihua Mountain.

Cuihua Mountain is located in the north vein of the Qinling Mountains, which belongs to a branch peak of Zhongnan Mountain in ancient times, and is located in the south of Duqu, Wannian County, Jingzhao Prefecture, and is about 60 miles away from Chang'an. The real name of "Cuihua Mountain" is "Taiyi Mountain", and it is said that Taiyi Zhenren practiced here, and got this name.

Another name "Cuihua Mountain" is said to be a long time ago, there was a girl named Cuihua in Jingyang County, who went out to collect firewood, picked up a snake egg, and took it home to hatch a small black snake. Later, on the night of the rainstorm, the snake carried the Cuihua girl to the clouds and fog to Zhongnan Mountain, and when the family arrived, he had already turned into a god. Therefore, this mountain was called "Cuihua Mountain".

Whether it is "Taiyi Mountain" or "Cuihua Mountain", the origin of its name is just a legend. But it was indeed a hunting place for the rulers of the imperial dynasties who had set the capital of Guanzhong in the past dynasties. This Taiyi Mountain has been opened up as a royal hunting ground since the Qin and Han dynasties, and in the Qin and Western Han dynasties, it belongs to one of the components of the royal garden "Shanglin Yuan" that spans five counties and spans 300 miles. Qin Shi Huang hunted and recreational here, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up a dojo to worship Taiyi Zhenren. Qinsheng Palace is the summer palace of Tang King Li Shimin.

In addition, there is the famous Cuiwei Palace, which was built by Yan Lide, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, for the summer vacation of Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, died here. After the completion of Zhenguan in the twenty-first year, Taizong began to take refuge here in the summer and deal with the government. The palace "cage mountain is the garden", its main entrance faces the north, the name Yunxia Palace, the court hall is named Cuiwei Palace, and the dormitory is called Hanfeng Palace. There is the prince's palace next to it, the main gate opens to the west, named Jinhua Gate, and the palace is called Anxi Palace. In April of the twenty-third year of Zhenguan, Tang Taizong came to Cuiwei Palace for the last time, and died in May in the Cuiwei Palace Hanfeng Hall on Zhongnan Mountain.

At this time, Cuiwei Palace has been abandoned as a temple and has become a tantric resort. After returning from Tianzhu, the most famous master of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang, translated Buddhist scriptures in Cuiwei Palace, where the place was called the Hong Court.

And the place where Gu Yuanxi and the others went was Taiyi Palace, which was located at the foot of the mountain. This Taiyi Palace was created by Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty in the second year of Yuanfeng, of course, the original Han Dynasty style Taiyi Palace has long been destroyed in the Red Eyebrow War at the end of the Western Han Dynasty and the rebellion of Li Qi Guo Yan at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The current Taiyi Palace was renovated during the Great Cause of the Sui Dynasty, with a strong Sui and Tang architectural style.

In front of the Taiyi Palace is countless camp tents, each camp tent stands outside its master's flag, and there are many house slaves inside and outside each camp tent, busy and busy, preparing for the upcoming hunt.

Gu Yuanxi and the others followed Li Qi to the camp tent, and before they had time to sigh, they were instructed by Li Qi in a deep voice: "Either high-ranking officials and nobles who come here today are the emperor's grandsons, you must be careful, and don't lose etiquette recklessly." He stared at Gu Yuanxi thoughtfully, and said softly, "Especially you, San Lang." You're going to get into a big deal every time. ”

Gu Yuanxi was about to refute, but was secretly pulled by Gu Yuanqing beside him, signaling him not to say much, so Gu Yuanxi did not speak.

Li Qi nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Our tent is in front of the west, and on the left is the camp tent of the two brothers, Li Yu, the king of Zhongling County, and Li Yu, the king of Guangling County. They are all the sons of the Twelve Princes, King Yi Pu. ”

"What about the right side?" Nan Jiyun smiled and asked, "Which prince and county prince are you?" ”

Li Qi replied noncommittally: "On the right is the camp tent of Princess Xianyi, the eldest daughter of Concubine Wu Hui, and her concubine Wei Weiqing and Yang Huan. And in the back is the tent of Yan Guogong and Zhang Jun, the squire of the military department, who is the eldest son of Yan Guogong, the famous minister of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, and Zhang Shuo, the prime minister of Shangshu Zuo. His Zhang Yan is still the princess of the princess, Princess Ning, as a concubine. ”

"It's either the princess of the county or the princess of the country." Gu Yuanxi smiled bitterly, and said secretly in his heart: "This aristocratic salon of the upper class is proud of his wealth." ”

A few people were talking and laughing, when suddenly they heard a noisy and noisy sound not far away, and several people were trying to find someone to go over and see what was going on. I heard the people in front of me shouting: "Oh no." The Pinglu army and the sergeants of the Hexi army fought. ”