The number of Li Fang in Luoyang City is more than that of Chang'an, and the area of Li Fang is much smaller than that of Chang'an, but it is easy to manage, densely populated, showing a prosperous situation, and there is no such wonderful scene of growing crops in Chang'an city wall. Aside from Lifang, you will find that the imperial city of Luoyang is extremely large, and the quadruple city of the palace city is far beyond the area of the palace city of Chang'an.

Luoyang City can be called the first gorgeous imperial capital today, its imperial city wall is unified with brick walls, which is unique in the previous dynasty, both sides of the heavenly street are also different from other cities are planted with locust trees, Luoyang Imperial Road is also planted with pomegranate cherry equivalent precious trees, in the world's first garden of Luoyang West Garden and the palace, there are also planted with a variety of exotic flowers and plants, such as the peony of Yizhou tribute, the north number is difficult to plant in Luo but budding jasmine,

On the central axis of the Sui and Tang capitals of Luoyang, there are famous seven-day buildings, which correspond to the seven constellations in the sky, from south to north: Tianque (Yique), Tianjie, Tianmen (Yingtianmen), Tianjin (Tianjin Bridge), Tianshu, Heaven. The seven-day building complex runs through the east capital of Luoyang City from north to south, and a heavenly three walls centered on "Ziweiyuan" are presented in the world, and the central axis of Luoyang Capital is the longer Suzaku Street that is more gorgeous.

The north-south axis group of Luoyang City from north to south is Shangqing Palace, Yaoyi Gate, Yuanbi Gate, Longguang Gate, Xuanwu Gate, Zhenguan Palace, Huiyou Palace, Heaven, Tiangong (Mingtang), Qianyuan Gate, Tianmen (Yingtianmen), Duanmen, Tianshu, Tianjin Bridge, Tianjie, Dingding Gate, Tianque, named after the sky means extraordinary: Tianque is said to be Longmen Yique, Sui and Tang Dynasty Imperial City and the axis of the capital correspond to the heavenly Tianque.

Both sides of the Tianjin Bridge are weirs with bluestone as a weir to hold back water and protect the river bank. Even such a strong bridge has been washed away, from the former Sui to the Yan and Tang Zhenguan, and then to the Shenlong period, the Tianjin Bridge was repeatedly destroyed by water, and was repeatedly destroyed and built. When the flood occurred, it was all up to the will of heaven - the Tianjin Bridge, which was repeatedly destroyed and built, actually became a barometer of the flood disaster in Luoyang City.

Today's sage rebuilt Tianjin Bridge, with huge stones as bridge piers, several zhang high, hoping to consolidate this bridge forever. Stone weirs and bridge piers are all built with huge ashlar stones, each layer is built, grooves are chiseled between the joints, inlaid with iron waists, staggered joints are connected, forming huge plates, which are not easy to disperse and deform; The piers are turtle-shaped and disperse the impact of the water flow.

"Who is Baiyu, go back to Tianjin. Look at Hua Dongmo and alarm the people of Luoyang. Dugu Xinci couldn't help but sigh after sitting down.

"Who is the white jade? Far Eastern Hou Dugu Shilang: "Nalan Feiya is also laughing at the lover."

"The northeast of Jinqiao is the west of the Douting, and it is poetic and fascinating to come here.

Meiyue was born in the late goddess Pu, and her face was in the spring and her face was in the middle of the house.

The willow silk curls out in the wind, and the grass wisps are cut in the rain.

The report was preceded by less shouting, and the frightened yellow bird did not cry. ”

Dugu Xinci then came to another song, the goddess Pu Miao Niangdi or something teasing this Nalan Empress.

"Don't talk to you, Doctor, what is there to eat?" Empress Nalan asked Dr. Xiang with a crimson face.

"Of course you want to eat Luoyang water mat when you come to Luoyang? Doctor, a table of water? Dugu Xinci smiled.

"Uh, Lang Jun, have you ever heard of this Luoyang water seat?" Unexpectedly, the doctor was stunned.

"It can't be made up by you, right?" Nalan Feiya's beautiful eyes sneered.

"The owner of the Dong family restaurant is surnamed Cui?" Dugu Xinci was a little embarrassed.

"Exactly, Lang Jun knows a certain owner?" The doctor was skeptical.

"I don't know your owner, but I know Cui Shangshu, and you call the shopkeeper to talk to you," Dugu Xinci commanded directly.

The doctor was suspicious, seeing that there were a few people with a crown and a white robe, and the three little ladies were even more good, although they went to ask the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper's surname is Cui, and he is the head of the seven surnames and nine families of Cui's Chinese, and he heard that he came to inquire, but he knew that he was the famous Marquis of the Far East, and hurriedly saluted.

"Since you know so-and-so, then so-and-so asks you why this Luoyang water mat can't be made in this restaurant?" Dugu Xinci asked with a big grin.

"Well, go back to the Far East Hou, although I have heard of this Luoyang Shuixi, but that was in the Wutang Dynasty, and no one can do it now" The shopkeeper surnamed Cui hurriedly replied.

"Problem, can a water mat turn the sky upside down? It doesn't matter if you don't know how to do it, write down the menu, and you are looking for someone to do it."

"This..." The proprietor was a little hesitant.

"This mallet? Let's go, a certain and you pour the kitchen to see if the ingredients are prepared and may be done to attend the noodles" Dugu Xinci didn't bother to pay attention to it, and straightened up.

The shopkeeper of the restaurant couldn't, so he had to let it go.

For half an hour, Wu Lingwu, Lu Dongbin and others looked at the boats on the Luoshui and the pedestrians on the Tianjin Bridge, busy and calm, but not lonely.

Dugu Xinci Shi Ran came up again and brought people eight kinds of cold dishes.

Luoyang water seat is the imperial seat of the Wutang sage, and later spread to the people, quite popular with the world, but after the restoration of the Yan and Tang Dynasties, slowly disappeared from the people, until the doctor of the first largest restaurant in Luoyang did not know its name.

There are a total of 24 dishes at the Luoyang Water Banquet, including eight cold dishes, four large pieces, eight medium pieces, and four table dishes, which correspond to the 24 years when Wu Zetian took charge of the government from the first year of Yonglong to the death of Shangyang Palace in Luoyang Palace in the first year of Shenlong.

The whole table is hot and cold, meat and vegetarian, sweet and salty, sour and spicy. The order of serving is very exquisite, first serve eight cold dishes as appetizers, each plate is three pieces of meat and vegetables, a total of 16 kinds; Wait for the guests to drink for three rounds and then serve hot dishes: first serve four large hot dishes, each one is followed by two medium dishes (also called foil dishes or seasoning dishes), which is called "scallop on the court"; Finally, four dishes are served, including an egg soup, also known as send-off soup, to show that the whole table is full. Hot dishes must be served with soup water, chicken, duck and fish, fresh goods, mushrooms, seasonal vegetables are all included in the food, silk, slices, strips, blocks, dices, fried, cooked, fried, fried, and roasted, with endless changes.

"These eight cold dishes are also exquisite, huh? It is the name of the dish with the theme of clothing, etiquette, Tao, desire, art, literature, Zen, and politics" Dugu Xinci watched the restaurant doctor serve the food, but explained to everyone.

"Clothing": Use egg yolk to make an egg coat tied to the dish, the egg coat is as thin as transparent paper, golden and unmixed, and the edible red and green silk is decorated with a dragon and phoenix pattern on the egg coat, which also means that the emperor's yellow robe is added.

"Ceremony": Go to the deer tendon and make it white into a hook, like a bow, the appearance is white and crystalline, and it is placed in an orderly manner on the plate, reflecting the courtesy.

"Tao": Roll up the fragrant stuffing with five-spice bean curd (with the ear and fungus that grow in the fragrant mugwort bushes on the bank of the Luohe River after the rain. The local dialect is called "earth circle" is the best. The outside does not know the inside, the inside does not know the taste, and there is an indescribable sense of deliciousness when eaten in the mouth.

"Desire": Take the outer waist flower of the three-year-old dog and cut it into slices, open it in the middle, embed the inner waist of the rooster into the shape, decorate it with wolfberry, and use Cordyceps sinensis to enclose the plate.

"Art": In the past, it was made into a dish with crispy lotus tongue. Referring to the lotus as picturesque, the bird singing in spring, is a metaphor for the picturesque country, singing and dancing to the meaning of peace. Of course, today we want to protect birds, and the tongue has been replaced.

"Text": Use green bamboo shoots to adjust carp whiskers into vegetables. Bamboo shoots are the soul of bamboo, bamboo is a friend of literature, and literature is the principle of the world (carp).

"Zen": The Wutang sage was once a monk, and he was related to Buddhism and Zen. This dish is vegetarian and does not stick to the meat.

"Politics": made of goose breasts and goose paws. Geese know the cold and warm and migrate, and goose paws carry and float in the water. Those who are in power should know the warmth and coldness of the world and the way of public opinion. Today, the goose breast has been replaced by the goose breast.

"Did you make it up or is it true?" The little lady of the witch spirit dance asked.

"Ask him, he should have eaten?" Dugu Xinci pointed to Feng Yuanyi, the general manager of Lijingmen, who was going upstairs, and said.

Feng Yuanyi didn't know why, so he came over to look at the banquet and said with a smile, "Luoyang water seat?" ”

"Look, there's someone who knows the goods, right?" Dugu Xinci smiled.

"Far Eastern Hou? Today is the day of welcoming auspiciousness, and now it is the time to stop slaughtering and fishing. Feng Yuanyi sighed.

"It's all inventory, you love to eat or not" Dugu Xinci is dissatisfied.

"Did you say you wouldn't eat it? I haven't seen meat for many days, so why don't you be hungry? Feng Yuanyi was also polite.

"Then sit down and continue serving"

This was followed by the dishes of the Four Towns Table

Yan Cai, Yan Cai in Luoyang area is called "Peony Yan Cai". "Luoyang peony is the best in the world, and peony flowers also bloom in the dish." Luoyang Yancai is called "Peony Yancai".

The tiger head carp with green onion grilled is the top grade of the long-whiskered carp produced by the Mengjin Yellow River, and it is put on a plate to open its mouth and raise its head to pounce. The head of the fish must be directed to the Venerable, the elder, or the noble friend of the upper seat, and the person sitting on the upper seat moves the chopsticks first, showing a kind of respect and politeness.

The cloud covers the bean curd meat, and the person sitting in the lower seat moves the chopsticks first. Legend has it that the sage of Wutang was quite appreciative of Princess Taiping. Later, Taiping married Xue Shao as his wife, and when he sent his daughter to marry, the martial saint smeared his own ** on the meat and asked Princess Taiping to eat it, so that her daughter could not forget her heart.

Haimi sheng Baicai, that is, sea rice stewed cabbage, called "Baicai" for an auspicious and pleasant picture. Cabbage is sometimes a vegetarian dish, which is actually used for the first two meat dishes.

Then there are the "eight major pieces", and the eight Chinese dishes are divided into the first five and the last three.

The top five are "fast three", "five fillet fish", "fish kernel", "chicken", and "popping crane breast".

The last three are three sweet dishes, generally including eight-treasure rice, sweet shredded, sweet and sour tenderloin.

Finally, there are four sweeps and four small hot dishes, which are "shark fin flower arrangement", "golden monkey exploring the sea", "opening squid for spring", and "blue wave umbrella ball".

Dugu Xinci introduced the same as the same and beckoned everyone to move.

Drink Du Kang wine, but also Luoyang famous wine, "how to solve worries, only Du Kang".

The three little ladies, the two Taoists couldn't help but be fishy, Dugu Xinci took Qiu Wuxian, Big Bear and A Dog, and Feng Yuanyi was alone.

Ten people ate 24 dishes.

"In Luoyang, the only one who can be so cruel is Ru Yuandonghou, and tomorrow I am afraid that a certain person will follow you to receive impeachment?" Feng Yuanyi muttered as he moved.

"I'm afraid of a mallet, so this is for the sake of the saint?" Dugu Xinci smiled.

"What do you mean by that?" Feng Yuanyi asked after taking a sip of wine.

"Isn't it auspicious? Such a great feat, to be rewarded, right? This meal is impeached and punished, isn't it? As soon as this reward and punishment is offset, isn't it a saint who has picked up a big bargain? "Dugu Xinci has words.

"Well, your mind is really unpredictable," Feng Yuanyi almost choked.

"It's okay to eat you, and you will follow the punishment at most" Dugu Xinci eats very pleasantly.

"So-and-so lives on salary, is this a harm to so-and-so?" Feng Yuanyi lamented.

"To whom? Thou hast been punished today, and the saint will compensate thee tomorrow, this fish kernel is good, eat more" Dugu Xinci said with contempt.

After eating the Luoyang water seat, everyone went downstairs with a full burp, and everyone was dumbfounded along the way, and the table of the flowing water frame was in their private room, and some people had recognized the Yuandong Hou who was rampant in Chang'an City.

"Lao Cui, make another table later, and send someone to fetch it back for dinner later" Dugu Xinci instructed the shopkeeper of the Dong family restaurant.

The shopkeeper surnamed Cui couldn't, so he responded in a muffled voice.

Under the Dongjia Restaurant, the north is Tianjin Bridge, and the south is Dingdingmen Street.

At this moment, the team that greeted Xiangrui Xuanwu happened to come over, and along the way, Jin Wuwei stood in the lance, and the bright armor was shining.

Dugu Xinci and his group walked retrograde along the crowd on the street, which was very hard, and there were probably 100,000 people on this long street.

I saw a fang alley and quickly hid in.

"Aren't there fewer people in Luoyang than in Chang'an? I knew that this would not have allowed Lao Feng to go, and let him open the way for a certain "Dugu Xinci yelling."

"Let's go to Luoshui and have a look, right? Today is Yingxiangrui, there should be fewer people tomorrow, come back tomorrow, right? Nalan Feiya comforted. 、

So the group of people went back to Luoshui, and did not dare to approach Tianjin Bridge again, so they had to go to Xinzhong Bridge to chat and comfort.

Luoshui is rolling, the sun is slanting westward, the bell rings, the inner mountain of the imperial city in the north of the Tianjin bridge calls long live, the auspicious Rui Xuanwu goes ashore in the north of the pontoon bridge, goes north to the north city, turns west to cross the two squares and then goes south to cross the Xinzhong Bridge, goes directly to the Changxia Gate, goes west along the city wall outside the city to Dingding Gate, crosses the Tianjin Bridge along the Tianjie to arrive at the Imperial City, and receives the congratulations of the people by the sage in front of the Yingtian Gate.

"With such a grand event, how did the Marquis of Far East avoid it?" Lan Cai and Xu Jian were a little puzzled.

"A certain person doesn't like to be lively," Dugu Xinci explained calmly.

"Far Eastern Hou wants to go west of Anxi? Do you remember to bring so-and-so? Lu Dongbin said.

"You want to preach in Anthy?" Dugu Xinci smiled.

"If you want to see the scenery outside the territory, that's also a kind of practice?"

"If you want to go to a certain natural welcome, how about a certain to cultivate a big view for you in Hengros?"

"I just want to travel," Lu Dongbin shook his head with a smile.

"Hypocritical" Dugu Xinci is very disdainful.

"I don't like to be lively, it's actually good to teach children in Qingchuan," Lu Dongbin said with a smile.

"How many classes have you attended? And the face says that it's good to teach children? Dugu Xin said disdainfully.

"It's better than Far Eastern Hou's teaching time, right?" Lu Dongbin's counterattack made the Far Eastern Hou speechless.

"You are all bad people" Dugu Xinci was very congested, and went to hold hands with Nalan Feiya to watch the sunset.

But the scenery here is not as good as the Tianjin Bridge, so the group continued to go to Dongjia Restaurant.

Slowly the crowd dispersed, Luoyang also has a curfew, should be the bell of the gate of heaven will also close the city gate and the gate of the fang, people see the auspicious Rui are satisfied with the dinner home, tonight's Luoyang is afraid that the city is full of wine.

Leaning on the gan and looking at the afterglow of the sunset, Dugu Xinci is bored, the little lady of the witch spirit dance plucks her to compose a poem to commemorate, and Dugu Tanhua comes with her mouth open:

I remember flying on the grass back then, and I was dressed in white in iron.

No one knows on the Tianjin Bridge, leaning on the railing to watch the sunset.

I remember that when the grass was flying, the iron clothes were full of monk's clothes.

No one knows on the Tianjin Bridge, leaning on the railing alone to watch the sunset.

(End of chapter)