"Nine days to open the palace, all nations to worship the crown"

After a long journey of nearly a month, Li Zhen and the four finally arrived at the once glorious capital of the Tang Dynasty: Chang'an City.

Although the capital of the Tang Dynasty had moved to Luoyang, the divine capital, the majestic imperial residence of Qinchuan and the magnificent imperial residence west of Hangu Pass still made these four teenagers extremely excited.

The Daming Palace, which is like a fairy palace in the sky, the magnificent Taiji Palace, and the majestic Chang'an city wall, the huge city, the neat and spacious Vermilion Bird Street and the prosperous east and west cities of the year, make the eyes of the four teenagers overwhelmed and constantly amazed.

Chang'an, like Dunhuang, was full of merchants from the Western Regions and overseas, Sogdians, Qiang, Turks, Tibetans, Wusuns, Tianzhu, and Japanese and Silla from the East.

A carriage of dignitaries passed by them, followed by a dozen servants, and Jiuzhi pointed to two of the slave servants with curly scalps and dark skin, and shouted, "Look! Look! That's Kunlun Nu." ”

His voice was too loud, attracting the side glances of many passers-by, Li Zhen slapped him and scolded with a smile: "Don't be so loud, let's make us like dirt buns entering the city." ”

Jiu Zhi scratched his head, and said with a smile: "I have long heard that Chang'an Pingkangfang is a good place, close to the East Market, with the most wine shops and inns, let's go to Pingkangfang to stay!"

In some ways, the wine fat man is indeed more sensitive than the three of them, he inquired as early as Zhangye, Pingkangfang has the most green buildings and teaching workshops, and the most famous, he has long been looking forward to this moment in his heart.

Li Zhen was not familiar with Chang'an, but he knew that Kang Dazhuang had discussed it with his parents, so he looked at Kang Dazhuang, "Da Zhuang, what do you mean?"

Kang Dazhuang pondered for a moment and said: "I heard my father say that the Dunhuang wine shop where Sisi is located is in Xuanyangfang, so it is better for me to go to Xuanyangfang to have a look." ”

"Xuanyangfang is next door to Pingkangfang, let's go to Pingkangfang first, and then go to Xuanyangfang to find Sisi, the same!"

Jiuzhi's overzealousness finally aroused Li Zhen's suspicions, and he asked suspiciously: "Old fat, what do you mean by wanting to live in Pingkangfang so much?"

Xiao Xi said next to him: "Fat brother told me last time, there are more green buildings and brothels in Pingkangfang, and it is a good place." ”

"No, you dead son who can't hide secrets, when have I ever said such a thing. ”

Jiuzhi's face swelled into the color of pig liver, and he straightened his neck in annoyance and argued: "Who do you think of me?"

Li Zhen smiled dumbly, "Since Pingkangfang is a good place, let's live in Pingkangfang! ”

Jiuzhi turned his anger into joy, and secretly gave Xiao Xi a punch, "Boy, dare to harm me!"

Everyone inquired all the way and soon found Pingkangfang, which was indeed a prosperous place for fireworks in Chang'an, with wine shops and inns next to each other.

The green building, the teaching workshop, the dance workshop, and the music workshop are even more numerous, and the air is filled with a faint smell of fat powder, and you can see young beauties with gorgeous dresses everywhere, most of them are Luo skirts and thin shirts, light as smoke, thin as cicada wings, and the skin is faintly visible.

Everyone found a more high-grade inn, called Yipin Inn, as soon as they entered the gate, a guy greeted him with a smile on his face, "Four young men, stay here!"

Li Zhen nodded, "I want two upper rooms, and besides, do you have a special stable?"

This is the experience they learned on the way, they are not very particular about accommodation, but the big inn has a special stable, which is important to them, especially Li Zhen's red-blooded horse is very precious, and there can be no carelessness.

"Of course! We have special stables for your guests. ”

The guy could hear their foreign accent, and his tone became a little arrogant, "But if you have to collect additional money, most outsiders won't consider it." ”

Li Zhen took out a Sogdian gold coin and gave it to him, "This is your reward, so that we can arrange the horses separately, and there will be a reward when we leave." ”

The man thought it was a copper coin, his face just sank, but now it was a gold coin, his eyes brightened in an instant, his gloomy face was like a wind sweeping through the haze, and he suddenly smiled brightly, a Sogdian gold coin can be exchanged for huàn 1,300 yuan, he met the God of Wealth today.

"Don't worry, I will help you arrange your horses properly. ”

The man led the horse away with great flattery, the four of them registered the inn, entered the room to live, the room was very good, the bed, the cabinet, the table, the copper basin, the seat and other furniture and supplies are readily available, as long as the hundred dollars a day, spacious and bright, ventilated and good, although it is the summer season, but do not feel stuffy.

"Lao Li, we really encountered a black shop in Fulu County, slaughtering people is too ruthless, the upper room in Chang'an is only 100 Wen, but they want 200 Wen, it is still a spider's nest!"

"Don't keep remembering the past, wash your face, take a rest, let's go find Sisi. ”

I don't know why, Li Zhen is always a little uneasy about Sisi, since the names of Lan Zhenyu and Lan Zhenning are very similar, his heart has been suspended, but he didn't tell Sù Dazhuang and his parents, for fear that they would worry.

Maybe their worries are superfluous, after all, there is a guarantee from the Suo family, and if something happens to Sisi, Conwood will also sue them, since Conwood didn't say it, it means that Sisi is normal.

The four of them rested for a while, and then set off for Xuanyang Fang, where Sisi is located, the Dunhuang wine shop covers a large area, and you can see the high banner at the door of the fang, covering an area of at least three acres, three floors, and it is a relatively large wine shop in Chang'an.

They walked to the wine shop and looked up, there was a huge flag on the top of their heads, with gold edges on a black background, and the four big characters of 'Dunhuang Wine Shop' were written on it, which was the second Dunhuang wine shop opened by the Suo family in Chang'an.

As soon as he arrived at the door, a young orchid with bright makeup beckoned and smiled from the small window next to him, "Four sons, welcome to the small shop for a drink!"

"Shi Sanniang, is that you?"

Kang Dazhuang recognized this orchid at a glance, it was one of the twenty orchids who entered Beijing with Sisi, her father was also a Sogdian merchant, and Kang Dazhuang's father Kang Maide often corresponded.

This orchid also recognized Kang Dazhuang and Li Zhen, her face changed, she turned around and ran, Kang Dazhuang hurriedly chased in, "Shi Sanniang, where is my sister?"

Shi Sanniang has run away, but a middle-aged man came out, it was Lan Zhenning, who went to Dunhuang to recruit people, he looked very similar to his brother Lan Zhenyu, and Li Zhen recognized him at a glance.

"Is there anything wrong with you?" Lan Zhenning asked a little unhappily.

"I'm coming to find my sister Sisi, you let her come out to see me. ”

Lan Zhenning's face suddenly showed embarrassment, and he said for a while: "Sisi is no longer in our store now." ”

Kang Da was furious, grabbed Lan Zhenning's clothes, and asked viciously: "Say, where did you get my sister?"

Lan Zhenning was also a little annoyed, broke free of Kang Dazhuang's hand, and said hatefully: "I still want to find you! How long has Kang Sisi been working with me, and she said that she would do it for at least a year, but she left in less than half a year, who will I go to for my loss?"

Li Zhen felt a little bad in his heart, could it be that his worries were going to come true? He restrained the anxiety in his heart, grabbed Kang Dazhuang, and said to Lan Zhenning calmly: "If Sisi runs away without permission, we will persuade her to come back, if she really doesn't want to do it, we will compensate you for your losses, but now where Sisi went, you have to sue us! After all, the Suo family has made a security guarantee." ”

Li Zhen said it reasonably, and Lan Zhenning's anger also subsided a little, so he had to say: "Ten days ago, Sisi said goodbye without saying goodbye and went to the Tianle Music Workshop in Pingkangfang to learn to play the pipa, and I also went to persuade her, but she said that she would come back when she learned the pipa, you go over there to find her! ”

Having said that, Li Zhen was still a little suspicious, if Sisi went to learn pipa by herself, then Shi Sanniang would not run away when she saw them, she should be happy to greet them and ask about her parents in her hometown, this is common sense, there must be something strange in this.

Li Zhen was silent, and pulled Da Zhuang by the hand, "Let's go to the music room first!"

The four of them came out of the wine shop, and Li Zhen whispered to Xiao Xiao: "Xiao Xi, you are staring at that Lan Zhenning here to see where he went?" In addition, it is best to get in touch with that Shi Sanniang." ”

"Brother Zhen, I know, you guys go!"

Xiao Xi stayed, and Li Zhen and the three of them returned to Pingkangfang, and they unexpectedly realized that the Tian Music Fang that Lan Zhenning said was actually opposite their inn, and the courtyard of the music room could be seen from the room where they lived.

The Orchestra is a school for learning musical instruments, and it also organizes music to perform for dignitaries and nobles, from which they receive commissions, and even some famous geisha will perform musical instruments in the Orchestra in public, attracting a large number of loyal audiences.

The three of them came into the Tian Music Workshop, and heard that they were looking for someone, and the archdeacon of the Music Workshop received them, the archdeacon's surname was Lin, and he was a very obese middle-aged man, but he cleaned up like a woman, and he was very particular about grooming, his skin was smooth and delicate, and his nails were neatly trimmed.

However, when he sat down, the pile of meat on his waist, even the fat man couldn't help pinching his little waist when he saw him.

Deacon Lin cocked his orchid fingers and flipped through the roster for a long time, and then said slowly: "We don't have a girl named Kang Sisi here, but there are a few Sogdian girls, do you want me to call them here to show you?"

The three of them glanced at each other, and they were very disappointed in their hearts, Sisi was not here, it was so difficult to find someone, Li Zhen arched his hand and smiled: "Then it will be troublesome for the archdeacon." ”

Deacon Lin just said casually, but he didn't expect the other party to take it seriously, Deacon Lin's face was a little ugly, so he ordered the entourage next to him to say a few words, and the entourage went down immediately.

Deacon Lin took a sip of tea and asked, "Where are you guys from?"

"We are from Dunhuang. ”

"Oh! Dunhuang is a good place, Mogao Grottoes are very famous, my mother's greatest wish is to go to Mogao Grottoes to open a cave to worship the Buddha, but unfortunately she died before she could fulfill her long-cherished wish. ”

"If Deacon Lin wants to go to the Mogao Grottoes to open a cave and erect a Buddha statue, I can introduce it. ”

Deacon Lin waved his hand, "I'm just saying, I won't go, it's too far, and I don't have that spare money." ”

At this time, several Sogdian ladies walked in one after another, all of them were strangers and had never seen each other, and Li Zhen and the others had no choice but to get up and say goodbye.

"Maybe we were mistaken, disturb Lord Lin, and say goodbye!"

Deacon Lin smiled and said, "It's okay, if you want to listen to the music, come to us, we are the most famous music workshop in Chang'an." ”

Li Zhen and the three of them said goodbye, but just as Li Zhen walked out of the room and passed by a Sogdian lady, he suddenly felt an extra note in his hand.

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