Time flies, and another year of spring is coming.

Liu Xun put down the chapter, stretched his waist, rubbed the corners of his eyes again, and asked, "What time is it?" ”

Xu Sang looked at the copper kettle dripping and replied, "It's not the beginning." ”

Liu Xun stood up with the bookcase and walked to the door. The courtyard is full of spring flowers and grass, and the cool air seems to have a sweet smell.

He tilted his head, closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly, very intoxicated; Suddenly, he was interested, and shouted, "Change your clothes, go out for a walk." Xu Sang hurriedly instructed the inner servants to serve the emperor to change his clothes, and then went to arrange the carriage and horse guards.

Liu Xun wore a red robe and tied a scarf, and Shi Shiran went out of the palace gate. When Shi Gao heard the news, he had already changed into civilian clothes and led the horse there, and when he saw the emperor coming out, he handed over the reins of the horse. Liu Xun rode on a white horse and drove slowly towards the horizontal gate in the northwest corner, followed by several palace guards dressed as family members.

The weeping willows outside the walls of Weiyang Palace had already sprouted, and the green fluffy fluttered in the wind, Liu Xun was relaxed, so he got off the horse and let Shi Gao lead him, and walked towards the nine cities.

Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty, was built in the fifth year of Gaozu and has been built for a hundred years, and it has been magnificent at that time.

The capital is surrounded by high walls, and there are palaces, noble residences, government offices, and temples in the city, accounting for about two-thirds of the city's area. The palaces are concentrated in the central and southern parts of the city, including Weiyang Palace, Changle Palace, Gui Palace, North Palace and Mingguang Palace. The aristocratic mansions are distributed in the north area of Weiyang Palace, called "North Que Jiadi".

The residential area is located in the northern part of the city, and is divided into 160 lu li by crisscrossing streets. The nine cities of Chang'an are in the northwest corner of the city, separated by Hengmen Street, and are divided into three cities in the east and six cities in the west. The East Market is a place where merchants gather, while the West Market is densely populated with various handicraft workshops.

It was already late when Liu Xun and his entourage arrived at Hengmen Street, and the Dongshi Street was full of traffic and people.

The shops on both sides of Hengqiao Avenue stretched, and Liu Xun walked along the corridor of the Row Tunnel.

There are many stalls on the street, some shouting to buy pu mats, some holding Su Hexiang and pulling people to smell it, and some are selling orchid wine and cooking cakes.

He walked past an amber stand, turned around, picked up one curiously, looked at the sun, and said to Scoop in surprise, "There's a little worm in there." ”

The merchant stepped forward and said, "This is from the far north of the Hanhai Sea, and if you like it, you will give it to you cheaper." Liu Xun smiled and put it down.

At this time, the smell of dishes wafted through, Liu Xun couldn't help but nose flutter slightly, turned around and asked Shi Gao: "Did you bring any money?" ”

"I brought five hundred wen." Scoop replied.

"Okay, let's find a wine house first."

Shi Gao pointed forward: "This wine house is frequented by His Majesty, and it seems to have been decorated again." ”

Liu Xun looked up, and the wine house hung a banner of "Wenjun is like a washer", smiled dumbly, walked to the door of the store, and shouted loudly: "Shop, the business is good." ”

The shopkeeper who was wearing an apron and was drinking to the guests looked back, and recognized it as the bold boy who often came, with a smile on his face, and hurriedly greeted: "The son is here, please upstairs, please upstairs." He handed the wine in his hand to the man, and led the way diligently, and his mouth did not stop: "Thanks to the blessing of the son, the business is very good." ”

Upstairs, Liu Xun picked a position facing the street and leaning against the window, and the shopkeeper quickly brought a few stacks of guan mats and spread them out, beckoning the guests to sit down.

Liu Xun lived in the folk back then, and his name was Liu Ai at that time, and he lived in Shangguan, which was not far from here, and often came to play, and after ascending the throne, he also traveled from time to time, so he was very familiar with this place.

The shopkeeper smiled: "Childe hasn't been here for some days. ”

"yes, this brewery seems to be very different from what it used to be." Liu Xun looked around and quipped, "Where is Wen Jun'an?" Like An? ”

The store's banner is embellished with "Wenjun is like a scrubber", which means that Zhuo Wenjun sells wine here, and Sima Xiangru washes dishes here.

The shopkeeper rubbed his hands embarrassedly and said, "A few days ago, a group of Confucian students came to drink, and when they were happy, they fooled me into doing this trick. Liu Xun and Shi Gao looked at each other and smiled.

Shi Gao asked, "What are the fresh and good dishes today?" ”

"It's a coincidence, I just bought some good ingredients today, including roasted deer breast, carp, pickled cucumbers, and chicken soup." The shopkeeper counted on his fingers.

"Then take a little bit of everything." Liu Xun said with a smile.

"Okay." The shopkeeper went downstairs. Shi Gao winked, and a palace guard dressed as a family member followed.

After a while, the dishes with good colors and aromas were put on the table. The shopkeeper took another wine jug and said mysteriously: "Childe is so blessed, there is wine from the Western Regions today." ”

Scoop leaned over and asked curiously, "Wine?" Is it delicious? ”

"Of course it's delicious. In the past, the Western Regions did not pass through customs, and this wine could not be transported. Even if it is open now, it is a long way away, and it is rare to transport it here. ”

The shopkeeper said, took a lacquer ear cup, poured it carefully, and was very proud: "Look at this color, ruddy like agate, smell this wine, sweet and clear." He also said with regret: "This wine is poured in a crystal glass, and that is a perfect match." It's a pity I don't have a crystal cup here. As he spoke, he handed the lacquered ear cup with the wine poured to Liu Xun.

Shi Gao reached out and took the wine glass: "I'll taste it first." He took a sip.

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then understood, and said repeatedly: "Taste, you taste first." Childe, please take care of yourself, take care of yourself. Then he retired and went downstairs.

Liu Xun smiled and asked, "Is it delicious?" ”

Scrook sneered, "It's delicious." He took a clean lacquer-eared glass, poured wine, and handed it over respectfully.

Liu Xun took a sip and looked out the window leisurely.

Across the street, there are all kinds of workshops along the street, there are weaving and dyeing workshops, iron shops, making terracotta figurines and bricks, making copper furnaces and copper lamps, the smoke and clouds are swirling, and the sound of beating is endless.

The streets below the tavern are also full of pedestrians. Liu Xun found that there was a little girl carrying a rattan basket and shouting in a crisp voice. The basket was filled with plump, purple-black and shiny mulberries. He watched her trade with great interest.

The little girl's mulberries seemed to be selling a little expensive, and a few passers-by stopped to ask, but they didn't buy them.

At this time, a Xuan car pulled by two silver and white horses came to the street, with a red wheel and a black cover, a cyan barrier, and several families hugged each other. The car suddenly stopped, and the person sitting in the car lifted the curtain and said a few words to the family, who looked around, then ran towards the little girl and asked, "How much is your basket of mulberries?" ”

"Fifty wen."

"Fifty wen? Such a mulberry costs fifty wen, which is more expensive than fish, you are robbing money. ”

"What time of year is it, you see where there are mulberries sold in the market, and my mulberry trees bear fruit early. Look how good the mulberries are, big and sweet. The little girl choked him back.

The family was stunned by the little girl, and stood there. The people in the car seemed to be a little impatient, and lifted the curtain to signal to buy it.

Just for a moment, the little girl selling mulberries recognized the person sitting in the car, and was stunned for a moment, then screamed in ecstasy: "Feng Zidu, Feng Zidu." ”

The crowd on the street seemed to pause, and some little girls looked around, and suddenly rushed towards Xuanche, and the calls of "Feng Zidu" came and went, and the whole street was boiling.

A few family members pushed left and right, where could they withstand those little women and little ladies who were almost crazy, as well as the big ladies and old women who joined in the fun, I don't know who tore the curtain also.

Liu Xun looked at the past, and he was really Feng Zidu, who was handsome and handsome.

Feng Zidu was dressed in a blue and purple brocade curl robe, which looked even more pink and jade. Despite the crowd around him, he closed his eyes slightly, and sat upright as if no one was around.

The women were so obsessed that they threw the fruit in their hands, the brocade handkerchiefs in their sleeves, and the hairpins in their hair into the carriage. A few family members guarded the sides of the carriage, for fear that someone would be too crazy. Fortunately, although this group of women was excited, they didn't act excessively, but Xuanche couldn't move.

According to historical records, the status of women in the Han Dynasty was not low, and it was relatively open, and the dogma of Confucian etiquette to imprison women was still in its infancy. Women in the Han Dynasty could boldly pursue their own happiness, divorce by agreement, widows could remarry, and couples could elope. In daily life, until the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, men and women were still quite free to interact.

In a blink of an eye, Liu Xun found that the little girl selling mulberries was gone, and he was worried about it, so he poked his head out to look for it.

He looked around for a long time, only to see that the little girl had been squeezed to the side of the road at some point, and the basket she was carrying was empty.

However, the little girl seemed to have forgotten what she was doing here, shouting and jumping outside the crowd. Liu Xun couldn't help but look at it.

The shopkeeper of the wine house came up with a few more dishes, and when he saw them hugging in front of the window to watch the excitement, he said while setting the dishes: "Childe is frightened, right?" It's crazy, there is a clay pot seller in front of me, and things are crushed to pieces. I'm going to go down and watch it too. ”

Liu Xun turned around and nodded with a smile.

The city guards on the drum tower of the nine cities found that the streets were in chaos, and hurriedly beat the drum to warn. After a while, the mayor ran over with a group of city guards, squeezed in front of the car and waved sticks to drive away the crowd, and a little woman was beaten and screamed. At this time, the men who were smiling and watching on the sidelines did not follow, why were their little women and little ladies beaten, so they angrily stepped forward to reason, and if they disagreed, they twisted into a ball with the city guards, and the street was even more chaotic.

Scurle was overwhelmed, leaning against the window lattice, leaning out more and more.

"Look again, look again, people are going to fall out." Liu Xun looked incredulous: "What kind of social atmosphere is there at the moment." A male pet can actually make a sensation in the capital. In the past, he admired strong men, and the so-called 'wind and water are cold, and strong men will never return once they are gone'. ”

Shi Gao pursed his lips: "If it is peaceful today, and you don't know the soldiers for a long time, the people in Luli will naturally sing and dance." ”

Liu Xun shook his head and sighed again and again, Wu thought of something, and couldn't help laughing.

Scoop looked back at him quizzically. Liu Xun said with a smile: "I read "Mencius", in which the cloud: 'As for the Zidu, the world knows its beauty'. Today, it seems, is so. ”

Shi Gao asked puzzledly, "Do you mean this sub-capital?" Liu Xun smiled and said nothing.

When they poked their heads out again, the tumultuous street suddenly calmed down, and everyone's eyes were on the end of the street.

There appeared a group of Yulin soldiers riding war horses and holding halberds, dressed in crimson uniforms, and red tassels on their hats and helmets, and they were rushing towards here.