Chapter 195: Qu Jiang
There are tens of millions of people in Chang'an, and they have their own camps when they go out.
Only I and my master, believe in the horse and walk slowly.
Go to the head of the Qujiang River, reflect the grass and trees.
Nanshan has a good color, and the patients are in the mood.
Waterfowl turn white feathers, wind lotus green stems.
Why bother to go to the waves, that is, this can be wet.
——Bai Juyi, "Answer Yuan Eight Sects Jane Travels to Qujiang Together and See You Tomorrow"
Qujiang, located in the southeast corner of Chang'an City, is the most famous scenic spot in Chang'an City.
It leans on Zhongnan Mountain in the south, the highest point of Chang'an City in the north - Leyouyuan, and the southeast is adjacent to the royal and noble rest garden - Shaoling Yuan. Since the Qin and Han dynasties, it has been a place of scenic spots, and in the previous dynasties, it was occupied by the last emperor and became a royal forbidden garden, which became a place for the emperor to play. After the change of dynasty, the emperor of this dynasty returned Qujiang to the people, making Qujiang the only public garden in Chang'an City, and because of the beautiful scenery of this place, the emperor's relatives, dignitaries, literati and ink writers, and the common people in cloth often gather here, coupled with various banquets and amusement activities, this area has also become the best place for visitors to Kyoto.
The powerful and wealthy of Chang'an are also interested in building other courtyards in this enclosure.
The most famous is the eldest princess annex, the eldest princess is the young daughter of the empress and the Shen emperor Gaozong, born to the empress at the age of 41, and is favored by the empress.
After the death of Emperor Gaozong of the Shen family, the empress suppressed her own heirs in various ways, and still imprisoned her two biological sons, but she connived at the eldest princess in every way.
After the empress ascended the throne, she ordered her heirs to change the surname Shen to the ancient surname, but the eldest princess refused to change her surname, but the empress still connived, and the eldest princess became the only heir of the empress who still retained the surname Shen.
Five years ago, on the occasion of the eldest princess's thirtieth birthday, the empress asked the eldest princess what she wanted for her birthday, and the eldest princess replied: "Overlooking Chang'an, sit and watch the Qujiang River." ”
The Empress allowed it.
In this way, there is the largest private garden in Chang'an, the Eldest Princess's Courtyard, which is close to the Qujiang River.
The annex was built on top of the existing garden, but it still took two years to complete.
Since then, the eldest princess will live in this princess courtyard in the southern suburbs of the city for half of the year, and hold banquets and gatherings widely, sometimes inviting celebrities and ladies to feast on singing and dancing, and sometimes inviting literati and scholars to gather in the courtyard to chant poems and find talents for the empress, so she also matched several pairs of talented and beautiful women to marry Qin and Jin.
There is the eldest princess courtyard located in the north of the Qujiang River in the Leyouyuan, so the north of the Qujiang River is mostly the elite of the annex manor.
Jiang Mo came from the Xunguo Mansion, and served as the priest of the Sanpin Guozi, and the manor on the southern outskirts of the city where he was located was naturally located north of the Qujiang River.
Liu Chenxing has been in Chang'an for so long, and the manor of the powerful villa headed by the eldest princess is built north of the Qujiang River, which she still knows, so after riding a horse to the Qujiang area, she went directly along the Qujiang River bank to the north of the powerful gathering place.
In Chang'an in February, it was warm and cold, but the east wind thawed, and spring quietly returned to the earth.
I saw the water of the Qujiang River trickling, the wicker on both sides of the bank pulled out new shoots, the egrets on the water spread their wings and flew over, Rao is still a cloudy day today, along the river bank leisurely horses, calligraphy has no inch of trouble swept away, and even the fatigue of busy study and business for more than a year has not been alleviated a lot.
Taking a deep breath on the horseback, the air still had a cold breath, but it was also mixed with the smell of winding water, trees, and grass around him, so that the pores around his body seemed to be stretched.
Liu Chenxing nodded, sure enough, these magnates will enjoy it, and build the villa manor near the Qujiang River, in the beautiful scenery of the Qujiang River, they can be cultivated physically and mentally, and they are estimated to live for a few more years.
Yes, she still doesn't stay in the house all day to study in the future, occasionally she still gets Qujiang to visit, and when the business grows bigger in the future and saves enough money, she also goes to Qujiang to buy a piece of land, build a small house, get up early to play Tai Chi along Qujiang, practice a few words, sing a little song, and enjoy a long life.
Liu Chen's riding a horse was thinking wildly, and he didn't realize that to the north of the Qujiang River, the first-class Gaomen compound could not be seen at a glance.
This is like a modern townhouse built along the Qu River, but it occupies a larger area and is completely antique.
It seems that the preferences of ancient magnates and modern rich are similar, Jiang Mo's manor in the southern suburbs of the city should be here, but I don't know which one.
Liu Chenxing looked around on horseback, only to see that when he walked here, the endless stream of men, women, children and other tourists had gradually decreased, and all he saw was a team of servants on horseback or in a car.
At a glance, it is clear that most of these glamorous teams are the dignitaries of the villa manor.
It was obviously not appropriate to ask them about Jiang Mo's manor.
Liu Chenxing frowned, and realized her recklessness, she shouldn't have said that the wind was the rain and came directly, she should have inquired clearly and then looked for it.
At this time, she suddenly saw two men in brown robes like her riding slowly from the direction of the other courtyard, looking at the move that was probably also here to find a famous Confucian, Liu Chenxing dispelled his intentions, drove forward, and saluted: "Two Lang Jun, do you know where Jiang Mo and Jiang Gong's residence is?" I would like to inform you one or two. ”
As Liu Chenxing guessed, the two of them came here to visit the celebrity Confucian.
It was not surprising for them to see Liu Chenxing disguised as a man here, the little lady in Chang'an was quite bold and used to traveling like this, but if it was a lady from a large family, there should be one or two male and female servants to follow, but Liu Chenxing came alone, and it was estimated that she was a little lady from an ordinary family.
As for a foreign accent, it is not surprising that two-thirds of the population of Chang'an are foreigners, and the local accent is really rare.
However, although the two of them were not curious about the appearance of a little lady like Liu Chenxing to ask for directions, Liu Chenxing saw that the purpose was the same as theirs, and they couldn't help but be surprised, and one said: "Since Jiang Gong had the heart of accepting apprentices to a female jinshi from a poor family more than a year ago, not only men, but also many famous ladies have come to visit the door to apprentice, you ask Jiang Gong's residence, don't you also want to learn words?" ”
More than a year ago, she had the heart to accept an apprentice to a female jinshi from a poor family, this wouldn't mean her, right?
But at that time, she was only allowed to visit, and Jiang Mo had no intention of accepting her as an apprentice.
Liu Chenxing thought for a moment when he heard this, and the other person said: "This lady, as a woman, you are willing to come here alone to apprentice, which is very commendable." But many famous ladies and well-dressed gentlemen don't know how many came, and there were many visitors from the poor family, and even the next two had been there, but they were all turned away. Therefore, I persuaded the lady to go back, and she could still have a lunch. ”
After thinking about it, I have a conclusion in my heart.
Since he found an opportunity, whether it is true or not, he must try it, so Liu Chenxing said: "Thank you two Langjun for mentioning it, but I still want to visit once." ”
When they met in Pingshui, they also saw that although Liu Chenxing looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, and he was dressed in men's clothes, he looked quite good, so he persuaded him more, but since the other party didn't listen, they didn't persuade him anymore, and one of them said directly: "The fifth mansion in front is Jiang Gong's manor." ”
"Thank you!" Liu Chenxing crossed his hand and rode to Jiang Mo's manor.
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