Chapter 32: Changle Palace

If you ask the residents of Chang'an where the most glorious building is today, they will not think about only digging the foundation and not seeing the true shape of the Afang Palace, but will tell you in unison that the largest buildings in the world are Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace, Changle Weiyang is the annotation of this era, which has witnessed the rise and fall of the Han Empire, and has become one of the many living beings in this era.

"Isn't he a hero in Weiyang?" Cao Shi shook his head and swept away the chaotic memory fragments of his previous life, and the long frame procession drove into the Bacheng Gate, the team was more than 100 meters long, and five four-** carriages of the same shape and different specifications were dragged by four horses and slowly poured into the city gate, and there were several four-wheeled carriages with flat plates behind the horse body, and heavy objects were placed on them and wrapped in cloth to make it difficult to see the true face inside.

As soon as you enter the city, it attracts pedestrians to send amazement and attention, the well-informed citizens of Chang'an have never seen such a beautiful, and it is a four-wheel drive carriage, the workmanship of the body is exquisite, the residents of Chang'an, who are accustomed to the big scene, can see at a glance that the frame is made of good paint, and the price of paint in the two cities of Chang'an is comparable to the same weight of gold.

Compared with the old two-wheeled carriage with ancient workmanship, these five red and black clusters of new shining four-** carriages stand out from the crowd, especially when the convoy slowly drove into the center of Chang'an City, there were more and more onlookers on the roadside, and many people turned their heads to admire the magical four-** carriage, and young passers-by began to praise the beauty of the carriage, such as the chariot when Zhou Tianzi had a private meeting with the Queen Mother of the West, only the legendary beautiful chariot can be compared.

At this moment, the proud residents of Kyoshi were conquered by its beauty.

"Gentleman, come and listen, the Jingshi is praising us." Princess Yangxin picked up a thick silk curtain to reveal a corner, her heart was very happy, since the Han Xing, the people of Beijing stood in the market and praised loudly is the highest reward, the last time the residents of Chang'an praised it was precisely the Hou Zhou Yafu who extinguished the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu, and it was the turn of the Pingyang Hou family to enjoy their praise after eleven years.

Cao Shi sighed: "Put down the curtain!" I haven't made an inch of merit for the Han Dynasty, and I feel very uneasy to accept such a courtesy, and if I enter the palace later, if the etiquette is strict, so that I don't have the opportunity to open my mouth to ask for sin, please explain it to the Son of Heaven on my behalf! ”

"The gentleman's heart is holding on to his body and saying it very well, and the concubine thinks that her father will be very happy to hear it." Princess Yangxin obediently lowered the curtain, the spacious carriage had two rows of four seats, and a small square table fixed in the carriage was placed in the middle, the edges and corners of the table were deliberately sharpened into a round and beautiful arc, and an incense burner was placed on the table and a few wisps of green smoke rose from it.

The interior room is made of beautiful bright yellow, warm and comfortable and highlights the space in the carriage, different from the interior design of this era immediately won the praise of Princess Yangxin, the Han family is still black and red, but it does not mean that other colors are excluded, adhering to the pragmatism spirit of all the good things to use, this set of interior patents has also been used to "share".

The convoy turned a big bend to the gate of Changle Palace, the guards of the southern army belonging to the Weiwei Mansion opened the palace gate according to the routine inspection, and there was no special feeling when crossing the gate of Changle Palace, compared to the solemn and solemn square in the imagination, it was completely different from the solemn and solemn square in the imagination, there were countless strange flowers and plants competing for release, and only the guards patrolled during the dangerous trail, and it was rare to see the figure of the palace maid eunuch.

Stepping into the palace gate is a forbidden province, according to the etiquette system, there is no paper to enter the palace gate to walk, Cao Shi and the princess got off the carriage and entered the palace, following the princess and tending to dare not have the slightest difference.

The scale of Changle Palace is very large, in addition to the square that goes into the door, there are fourteen palaces that sit north to south to connect with each other, there are Changxin Palace, Changqiu Palace, Yongshou Palace, Yongchang Palace four buildings in the direction of Weiyang Palace on the west side, Empress Dowager Dou lives in Changxin Palace, and Queen Wang lives in Jiaofang Palace, which is slightly farther away.

This time there was an edict from the queen, but Princess Yangxin led Cao Shi to the direction of Changxin Palace, thinking that Jiaofang Hall and Yongxiang were forbidden areas in the palace, and the two eunuchs who led the way walked in front with their heads down and silently, until they climbed the thirty-six steps of Changxin Palace before bowing and retreating.

The young couple bowed their heads one after the other and walked into the palace room, and at this time the confessor sang loudly: "Princess Liu Wan of Yangxin, Pingyang Hou Cao has arrived!" ”

Cao Shi only remembered the lady's maiden name, this woman's nickname is rarely known, unless a woman with a great reputation or a very high status will leave her name, in the eyes of the historian, the queen has this qualification, but the princess does not have that need.

Entering the palace, the heat suddenly disappeared, and the cool wind slowly blew to make people feel relaxed, Princess Yangxin walked to the court and saluted: "Yangxin visited the imperial grandmother, the queen mother, I haven't seen the imperial grandmother for a few days, and the queen mother's body is getting healthier, and the concubine is very happy." ”

"Wan'er, this girl was born with a clever heart, and every time she can always coax my blind old woman to be happy, get up!" Empress Dowager Dou is over sixty years old, her gray head is very neatly combed, except for a brocade robe without ornamentation, there are no accessories or gold steps, obviously a person who advocates simplicity.

Although the Qin and Han dynasties are in the same line, but they are completely different in terms of the ideology of the founding of the country, the Han family has its own system of governing the country with filial piety, the Son of Heaven lives in Weiyang, and Changle often serves his mother, although the Son of Heaven will also go to the Jiaofang Palace to meet with the queen, but the master of Changle Palace is still the Empress Dowager Dou.

Cao Shi also stood up, he finally led the status of the foreign minister to interject, and only raised his head after saluting and entering the banquet, and saw that the queen looked at him and nodded: "This is Pingyang Hou Cao Shi, right?" Three years have not seen has grown into a heroic son, Taizu (Liu Bang) Qianlong before the rise of the dragon once said that Cao Taigong (Cao Shen) is extraordinary, the coming day will be a prince, the Han family heroes Cao Taigong ranked first, in response to Taizu's proverbs, Pingyang Hou is not good, I want to inherit Cao Taigong's Bingfu. ”

"The minister is young and ignorant, thinking that he is only talented compared to the Taigong, the minister is like the fire of Yingying, and the Taigong is like the moon in the sky, Taizu is like the incarnation of Taiyi, the majesty shines all over the land of Kyushu, how can the fire of Yingying compete with the bright moon, the sun is above the sky and gives light to the heavens and stars, and the rest is sprinkled all over the earth to warm the world, and the bright moon has the avoidance of cloudy and sunny days and the lack of obscure sun, how can it compete with the sun hanging high in the sky?"

Cao Shi patted Liu Bang on the back, Empress Dowager Dou and Queen Wang were really overjoyed, and the emperor of the Han family boasted that he was appointed by heaven and became the son of heaven, and compared Taizu to the incarnation of Tai Yishen to the royal family.

"Pingyang Hou is well-behaved and sensible, this metaphor of fireflies, Haoyue, and the sun makes a big sense, and my family daughter is blessed to marry Pingyang Hou." Queen Wang looked at Cao Shi with satisfaction, none of the three sons-in-law liked it, and seeing the three daughters frowning, the queen supreme who lived in the deep palace was helpless.

I never thought that the peak loop would turn into the talent of Pingyang Hou, and Queen Wang's mood was just like the copper door block in the current home turned out to be a priceless golden knife, and she was happy and praised her son-in-law for his ability.

"I heard that the Marquis of Pingyang doesn't like wild travel or wandering girls, and he doesn't have the vices and disadvantages of ordinary liehous, so he is indeed a good son-in-law." Empress Dowager Dou also nodded, her eyes couldn't see a figure more than ten years ago, and she didn't know much about the children of the Pingyang Hou family, she only thought that it was a good thing that her granddaughter could find a talented husband, which was better than the arrogant and lascivious son of the Flying Eagle Fighting Dog.

Princess Yangxin was very happy, and said brightly: "Imperial grandmother, the queen mother does not know, my family is interested in meritorious service for the Son of Heaven, in the three years of filial piety in Hedong to drill and develop the instrument and learn to achieve, create a lot of good things that benefit the country and the people, I learned that I want to enter the palace today, and specially rushed to make a batch of dedication to the emperor's grandmother, father, mother, and prince. ”

The guards guarding outside the hall waited early with heavy utensils, and slowly carried them in with the acquiescence of the Empress Dowager Dou, and the queen was very surprised to see the things covered by the cloth, and the guards opened the cloth The moment they opened their eyes widened in surprise: "I heard that the two cities of the east and west are rumored to be made by the Marquis of Pingyang in the country to make ironware, this iron is not such utensils?" ”

The palace maid held the hollow dragon and phoenix carved brass pot and handed it to the Empress Dowager Dou, the old lady touched the smooth surface and asked carefully, just because the Han Dynasty boiled water is nothing more than a pottery kettle, clay pot, the royal material is particular about changing to bronze material, but the copper kettle is an unheard of utensil.

Queen Wang walked down the court, watched the guards lift the heavy copper stove and place it in the corner of the palace, and after a while, put in the charcoal to ignite the fire and then add charcoal to help burn, the small kettle sitting on the copper stove boiled the water, Princess Yangxin personally lifted the small copper kettle and poured hot boiling water into the pottery cup, a few dry leaves fluttered gently on the pottery cup, and it didn't take long for the water temperature to drop into the tea, and took out the leaves and respectfully handed them to the queen mother's case.

"What is this? It tastes fragrant and has an endless aftertaste, and it is a rare thing that you girl got to coax the old body. Empress Dowager Dou smiled for the first time, the old man was old and had little energy, and the beauty of the tea soup was immediately attracted by the fragrant taste, and she beckoned and poured a cup and tasted it slowly.

Queen Wang is well-informed, and still can't help tasting the second cup: "This thing is like the tea leaves offered by the king of Changsha, but the shape is a little different, I have tasted the tea leaves sent by the king of Changsha are jerky and unpleasant, far less luscious than the things in this cup." ”

"This is the minister sent people to Lingling to buy fresh tea, after drying, frying, kneading, group system, replacement, pressing, steaming, re-pressing can become a group, only a few pieces into boiling water can become a water, often drink water can refresh the mind, cleanse the stomach, just pay attention to physical discomfort and avoid drinking before going to bed."

Cao Shi began to talk about the benefits of drinking tea for health, blowing the process of tea from picking to making the tea all over the place, and also said that the new tea in Jingman and Baiyue land is appropriate, and the special tea of Southwest Yi is suitable for old tea, and the queen mother and queen of the two palaces listened to it with relish, and did not notice the passage of time at all.

"The Son of Heaven has arrived!"

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