Chapter 392 Huaqing

After staying at home for a few days, Xue Chongxun had to wait for those wives and concubines every day at home, and even a few close servants and slaves were not left behind, Rao is strong and strong, but there were many enemies, he obviously felt that his body was declining, and he was more afraid of the cold, and he had to wear a wool collar every time he went out to feel warm, thinking about the lower temperature over there when he was in Longyou, and he was not so timid as it is now

Fortunately, it was time to go to Huaqing Palace to see Princess Taiping, and the above table and other things had been prepared, and Xue Chongxun decided to set off in two days

Huaqing Palace is located at the northern foot of Lishan Mountain, about fifty or sixty miles away from Chang'an, south of Lishan Mountain and north of Weishui, the emperors of Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang and other dynasties all regard this feng shui treasure land as their official garden for feasting and pleasure, or build Lishan Tang or Zhou Zhuluo City for fun in the Han Dynasty, the name Tangquan Palace is also relatively loud; The Tang Dynasty was called Huaqing Pond, and the Taiping princess was renamed "Huaqing Palace" after the construction and expansion

When Xue Chongxun set off from Chang'an to the west, it was already the second month of the lunar month, and it was the middle of winter, and his itinerary was escorted by the soldiers of the Flying Tiger Regiment, because the safety of the Gyeonggi area was not a big problem, and after Princess Taiping went to Huaqing Palace, there were also Yulin soldiers and horses stationed nearby

The most famous reason for Huaqing Palace in history is actually the story of Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei, in history, Li Longji was fortunate to visit Huaqing Palace 36 times before and after his reign, and stayed here almost every winter until the spring of the following year before returning to Chang'an, and at the same time many love stories that happened here with Yang Guifei, so that this palace is also famous "Song of Long Hatred" "Spring cold baths Huaqing Pool, hot spring water slippery wash condensation waiter to help up the delicate and weak, the beginning is the new Cheng Grace" and create the "pear garden" of the neon dress and feather dance, and so on

On the way, when he thought of this, Xue Chongxun had a very strange feeling, because Li Longji had not yet sat on the throne and finished playing, so naturally those so-called love stories would no longer exist, and Huaqing Palace was not what it was in the story...... Because this expansion was done by Princess Taiping, and it is no longer the historical Tang Xuanzong, then the style and structure will be very different, and there will be no more "pear orchard" or "concubine soup"

However, Xue Chongxun has never been to Huaqing Palace, nor has he traveled there in later generations, it doesn't matter if it is what it looks like in history In his memory, Huaqing Palace will always be what he saw this time

The road outside the city is still snowing heavily, and it has been falling intermittently since the first snow fell in Guanzhong, either heavy or light snow or sunny for a day and a half, but the snow on the ground has never disappeared

Xue Chongxun's team went out of Chang'an early in the morning, and the guards were all cavalry Flying Tiger Regiment and did not need to carry any baggage, and they arrived in one day without delay or hurry, and arrived at Huaqing Palace in the evening

From afar, there is a white and vast undulating mountain, it should be the legendary Lishan, the history books record that this location once had a huge building complex, Afang Palace, is comparable to the Great Wall's grand project, but now Afang Palace has long been unable to see even a little shadow, the mountain is stored zài is Huaqing Palace, it looks very small under the backdrop of Lishan, naturally can not be compared with the Great Wall's huge project, Afang Palace, but approached, see the pavilions and pavilions in the palace, still very gorgeous and beautiful, not the scale of the general manor can be compared

When you enter the palace gate, you will see a wide lake, the lake has frozen, and there is a spacious marble road bridge on the lake, and at the end of the bridge is a two-story palace with a very upright shape

At this time, a group of officials greeted them, and they would arrange Xue Chongxun's entourage according to the rules and regulations here, and Xue Chongxun didn't have to worry about anything, just let the officials arrange it

Walking on such a bold bridge, just like walking on the road in front of Hanyuan Palace, the masonry of the bridge deck is easy to see that it is still new, obviously it was just built in accordance with the wishes of Princess Taiping when it was newly expanded, Xue Chongxun said in his heart This is very in line with Princess Taiping's style

At this moment, Xue Chongxun suddenly felt that this place was very magical, looking at the foot of Lishan Mountain, there were no densely populated markets or settlements around, it simply gave people the feeling of a wilderness forest, but in such a wilderness and wilderness, there was a palace, in which there lived military officials, palace people, and many common singers...... In his intuition, perhaps influenced by TV dramas such as Liaozhai in his previous life, the sudden appearance of bustling building lights in the wilderness is mostly a ghostly hallucination

Now Xue Chongxun has this feeling, as if he is in Liaozhai, everything in front of him is an illusion, but his intuition is obviously wrong, there is a Huaqing Palace in this world

After walking the road across the lake together, they came to the front of a brightly lit palace, the slabs and tiles are all new, and the scale is naturally not as good as the buildings such as the Hanyuan Hall and the Xuanzheng Hall in the Daming Palace, and it is about the same size as the "Fengmanlou" on Xue Chongxun's mansion

An official next to him said: "The newly repaired Furong Palace, the name is taken by His Royal Highness, because the lake outside has been renamed Furong Lake, and there will be a lot of lotus flowers in many places in the summer, I am afraid that the prince will not know the road for a while, and if you want to visit tomorrow, you have to ask someone to accompany you."

The officials didn't know that Xue Chongxun was coming for the first time, because they thought that he might have come before because he was the emperor's prince

Xue Chongxun didn't say anything, just nodded slightly

The official bowed down again and said, "Your Highness knows that the prince is here tonight, and has set up a dinner party in the Furong Palace, please prince."

Entering the main hall, I saw that the curtain was gorgeous, the lamp stand was newly bright, the hollow copper tripod cigarette smoke was few, the walls and brick and wood floors built of the earth rammed plate were all brand new, and there were groups of palace maids who were decorated with cranes, stone carvings, embroidered screens, etc., and the palace maids were dressed in long skirts or standing or holding various utensils

Xue Chongxun walked inside for a while, and saw that there was a wooden platform in front of the same as in the palace hall, and on the spacious throne behind sat the beautiful and domineering Princess Taiping, her pomp was like the emperor, and there was also a wide screen behind her that painted the rivers and mountains, and the two palace maids held a big fan, and there were eunuchs standing respectfully on the seats under the wooden platform after listening at any time, and some officials and literati were sitting on the seats, dressed very exquisitely, and the people who could attend the banquet of Princess Taiping were obviously talented people who came with poetry and songs. Perhaps there are a few other celebrities who are well-known in the local area...... Anyway, Xue Chongxun didn't know any of them, because the ministers who really ran the government were not here in Chang'an

Everyone in the seat got up and hugged their fists to Xue Chongxun as a salute, and Xue Chongxun also made a gesture, and went straight to His Royal Highness and knelt on the ground and bowed: "Erchen knocks to see my mother."

"Our heroes of the Tang Dynasty are back," Princess Taiping looked back and smiled, "Come up, come over and let my mother see if she has lost weight, Helong is a bitter cold place"

All the officials flattered and congratulated Xue Chongxun on his victory, those Xue Chongxun was tired of hearing it when he returned to Chang'an, he felt a slight pain in his right knee when he was about to get up, it was estimated that the old injury was not completely healed, he suddenly pondered in his heart, and then the pain was more exaggerated, frowned, and tried hard with his hands on the floor, but he didn't get up

Sure enough, Princess Taiping asked with concern, "Chongxun, what's wrong with you?" ”

"It's okay......" Xue Chongxun gritted his teeth and said, "There is a little injury on my leg, it hurts when I kneel...... I'll be able to get up after a break."

Princess Taiping owed: "You don't kneel when you see the Son of Heaven, why bother with no outsiders here?" Come, hurry up and help me up."

The two eunuchs hurriedly walked down to help Xue Chongxun, and then heard Princess Taiping say: "Sit next to me, I miss you every day."

So the eunuchs helped Xue Chongxun to the wooden platform, and he pushed it and said, "I can walk by myself."

At this time, another eunuch moved a waist round stool and placed it next to the table in front of Princess Taiping, and the eunuch also deliberately put a pair of soft seat cushions

After a while, the musicians on both sides played the tune, and then saw some singers with wide sleeves and long skirts walking on the wooden platform, dancing with the music, the guests raised their wine glasses and toasted to the mother and son of Princess Taiping, and the hall soon became lively

Princess Taiping smiled: "Did you write that poem, or did Wang Changling or Zhang Jiuling write it?" ”

It seems that Princess Taiping has always paid attention to the talents around Xue Chongxun, Wang Changling, Zhang Jiuling and other figures have a very good reputation in history, but at this time they are still young and have not yet mixed into the position of prime minister, and they have not done anything famous, so their reputation is not very good, Princess Taiping can say their names casually because those people are Xue Chongxun's staff

Xue Chongxun said seriously: "I wrote it, Erling only wrote a side poem in Helong, and the one I gave to my mother was filled in with feelings, but it was laughable and generous."

Princess Taiping said: "Where can you be smiling and generous, the ministers of the court say that the writing is very good, I don't want you to have some literary talent"

"The words should not be good, mainly through the feelings of poetry and words are very true" Xue Chongxun looked at Princess Taiping's eyes, his eyes reflected brilliance, looking very sincere, sometimes a sentence is not easy to make people take it seriously, as long as it is matched with a good expression and eyes, it can be very true, so that people can believe it without reason, because it is difficult for people's eyes to deceive people, Xue Chongxun was very sincere when he said this

He paused and said: "At that time, I was fighting against 500,000 Tubo people in Wuhai, and our army only had 68,000 people.

Princess Taiping was stunned, and then smiled: "You kid will make your mother happy, and it is like an old Taoist **"

Xue Chongxun said: "It's really not a lie to you, otherwise it won't be a good ......."

Princess Taiping suddenly interrupted him with a snort: "Speak in front of me, curse and swear something, don't be afraid that others will laugh at you!" ”Q