Chapter 22 The Imperial Capital Chang'an
Imperial capital, Chang'an.
Chang'an City has been a grand metropolis full of ancient meaning since ancient times. In Zhongzhou a long time ago, there was an ancient Qin tiger standing here, looking down on all countries in the world, among which there was a generation of outstanding Qin kings who swept Liuhe, and shook the eight wildernesses, so they achieved a king's hegemony in Chang'an, which was talked about by future generations.
In the subsequent historical torrent, Chang'an and Shenchuan City have always been the rich capital of Zhongzhou, taking its meaning of long-term stability, and the monarchs of various empires have attached great importance to it. It is believed that Chang'an is 'the spine of Guanzhong, the head of the dragon in the world', and the land of kings. It can be seen that it is of great significance in Zhongzhou.
On the top of Zhongzhou, the emperor is carried by the sky, inheriting the unification, and thousands of Li people are rich in food and clothing, and the country is rich and the people are strong. Therefore, all the Yis of Fanbang are sincerely convinced, and the year is offered to Chang'an, there is a big country in the west, called Haixi State, and also respects Huaxia as the state of saints, and has been trading with Zhongzhou for many years, and does not dare to violate the boundary.
But in the north of Zhongzhou, there is a country, called the Celestial Wolf Country. The people of his country admired the courage of the wolf clan and believed that the wolf was the original ancestor. Then the wolf god is worshiped as a totem, and the fierceness of its folk customs is incomparable, and the wolf country has been conquered year after year, and the iron hooves are everywhere, annexing a large amount of land in many small countries around it.
The wolf country respects the wolf lord, because it sees that the Central Plains is vast and the people are rich and the resources are abundant, so they often have the heart to lead troops to invade the territory. At that time, the border court was full of smoke, and the northern wolf clan raised troops to invade the border, at this time, the king of Tang had a love for Li Chun, and took the initiative to ask the king to go to the northern region of the border pass to fight with the aliens.
Li Chun is quite brave and strategic, wearing a fine and sharp, taking the lead, leading the army to fight with the enemy for several days, frustrating his spirit, but taking the light cavalry as the first, driving the long drive forward, and smashing the wolf's den. Under the overthrow, the enemy army had to be forced to stop the war and sue for peace with the Tang king, promise to make offerings, and cede a large area of land in Mobei in order to protect the country and the people.
After this battle, Li Chun won the reuse of the Tang King, was named the general, the Duke of Zhenbei, and stayed in the imperial capital frontier Yanmen Pass, since Li Chun went to the post, in order to prevent the wolf clan from sending troops to invade, the majestic pass of Yanmen Pass was also led by him to the people in the pass, and built a huge city that was as solid as gold. Yanmen Pass was also inscribed by Li Chun himself and changed to North Yancheng. He also became a heroic general in the hearts of the people. It is precisely because of this person who is guarding Beiyan Town that the wolf clan does not dare to raise troops to invade the territory for many years.
But in recent years, Li Chun's age is approaching, and the Mobei wolf clan has been recuperating for several years, and they are already strong and strong, so the wolf clan often has the heart of a tiger. On the border between the two countries, there are often looting and frictions. On the border front, several cities that bear the brunt of the crisis are also in crisis, and I don't know when, it will inevitably lead to a series of disasters, and in the end, it is the innocent people who suffer.
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Lu Yang entered Chang'an City, stopped to look at the distance, and saw the prosperity of the long street, and he was dizzy. He settled in Runan since he was a child, never left the division to travel far away, saw the thousand-year-old imperial capital of Chang'an City, a splendid and prosperous city, and couldn't help but be in a broad mood, all the way, but saw the passers-by on the street, among the wine shops and shops, the pedestrians will be full, shouting, shouting and selling are connected, it is really a good Chang'an!
This Chang'an City is really the imperial capital of the ages, like a famous city. But seeing the flowers blooming all over the city, the treasure palace emperor que, just like the magnificent scenery that can only be seen above the sky. The lights are bright, lighting up the long night of thousands of households, and the moonlight is bright, which brightens the vast world of ancient and modern changes. According to legend, the ancient city of Chang'an is 3,000 miles away, and it is proud of 600 states in the world. This is true, it is because Chang'an has such a vast and prosperous scene.
Chang'an is one of the best metropolises, and above Zhongzhou, only Shenchuan City, where the Xuanzhen sect is located, can compete with it. The clear moat water has been flowing around Chang'an City for thousands of years, as if it is the ancient capital of this thousand-year-old inheritance, dyed with a circle of rich and colorful historical traces, the mottled ancient city wall stands silently between the pavilions outside the city, blue bricks and white tiles, and the ancient road is remnant. only outlines the romantic past of literati and artists.
Standing on the ancient streets of Chang'an, gazing at the deep traces of the years left by the wind and sand in the city, it makes people have an illusion that maybe in which life was reincarnated thousands of years ago, it was washed away by the wind and dust, hidden in this remote ancient capital of Chang'an, poetry and wine are songs, transcendent from the world.
Perhaps the most memorable thing is the long streets and alleys with a drizzle, stepping through the moss-marked and bluestone paths, and looking back and stopping under the peach blossoms floating in a tree. A leisurely and leisurely life is what many people yearn for, and here, there must be a beautiful answer.
In Chang'an City, the most famous is Duanyang Tower. In the Duanyang Building, there are many inks left by the predecessors, which can be enjoyed and felt. To this day, Duanyang Building is still a gathering place for literati and ink writers, and they invite friends to each other on weekdays, and they will drink wine in famous buildings, and they will meet wise men and make friends. It's really a beautiful thing in the world. Leaning on the building to drink alone, board the boat and ask the moon. How many Jiang Feng fishing fires on the other bank drifted away in the night. Why are you worried? I just hope that one day, and I will let go of it, and I will be comfortable and safe.
Lu Yang watched it in the city, but when he stayed until the evening, he came up to this Duanyang Tower, and saw the literati and high-rollers, in groups of three or two, and the sound of the piano flute was endless. Look at the building by the railing again, the scenery of Chang'an ten thousand households, and the fishing fire on the moat to return to the boat, the night lights are on at the beginning, the night is thick, all have a panoramic view. After seeing it once, I loved it very much, and I remembered the old scenery of my hometown Runan, and homesickness arose.
He silently read in his heart, if he has to be promoted, he can return here again, and leave a quatrain on this famous building through the ages, in order to thank him for the ten years of fame and the suffering of the cold window.
At this time, the night is low, and the moon is close to midday. Thousands of households in Chang'an City use bamboo poles to pick up lanterns and hang them on their houses. Under the moonlight, the lights are as bright as day, reflecting the prosperous atmosphere of Chang'an. In the distant river shadow lights, there seems to be an old man, boarding a flat boat and swimming at night.
The woman was fluttering in white clothes, came by boat, and beckoned to him in the heart of the river, but when Lu Yang looked carefully, it was Qing Yao who was there, so he went down to Duanyang Tower to meet Qing Yao. But seeing that there was no one in the boat, there was only a pot of warm wine, and two seats were seated. If you want to come and go boating in this picture-like scenery, it must be extremely pleasant.
After sitting down, Qing Yao picked up the wine glass in front of her, poured it with Lu Yang for a minute, and said with a light smile: "You and I met in Chang'an, it is also fate, the little woman is willing to drink this cup with you, there are stars and moons tonight, and there is wine that can be intoxicating." ”
Lu Yang raised his head and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, holding the cup and sighing: "Lu Yang doesn't know the blessings of several generations of cultivation, and he has such a good friend from a girl, but he came to Chang'an this time, but he doesn't know if he can achieve his heart's wish, and he is worthy of the spirit of his teacher in the sky." ”
She seemed to be entangled in her heart, and said: "I came to Chang'an to find you this time to say goodbye to you, I didn't want to tell you the secrets on my body, but now, I have to say it." ”
"I don't know why the girl is so anxious?" Lu Yang was also a little puzzled, he had never heard her mention a word to himself about Qing Yao's life experience.
"I am not a Terran woman, but a nine-tailed demon fox, a change. Qing Yao said word by word, this sentence exploded in Lu Yang's heart like five thunderbolts, he stood up in shock, and was speechless for a long time, after a long time, he said tremblingly: "You...... You're actually a nine-tailed fox transfiguration ......"
Memories came flooding into his heart like a tide, slowly recalling everything, that night, he was taken by a demon, and when he was about to die, the woman in white who rushed in desperately in his blurred eyes was so similar to Qing Yao! Finally, in the pouring rain, she endured the pain and fled with him on her back, until finally she fell to the ground weakly and turned into a white fox. The eyes of the white fox, with their eyes flickering, are indeed the same as Qing Yao!
"You, don't you dislike me, I'm a demon fox and feed on people. Before I met you, I don't know how many people I killed, how many lives I killed, my hundreds of years of cultivation is an achievement achieved by standing on the sea of corpses and blood. A layer of mist appeared in Qing Yao's eyes and said.
Lu Yang sighed faintly and said: "Whether it is a human or a demon, this world is turbid, who can tell it clearly? Demons feed on people, and we people, how can we rarely kill demons? Abandon all this, I am willing to accompany the girl together, so that this affection will continue forever." ”
Qing Yao was very happy, in her heart, everything was not as important as this man's safety. However, after tonight, I don't know how to arrange her fate.
Now the moonlight is as old as ever, reflecting the sparkling water of the moat, floating into the endless distance. At this time, the scene was as unique as the green hill in her memory, but with the person of her heart by her side, she would no longer recall the past time when she was as lonely as the eternal night.
If you can always go boating with him, you can talk about mulberry hemp under the moon. How nice would it be to never stop sailing to shore? Her thoughts also flowed with reverie.
In her memory, Qingqiu is a paradise-like place. There are endless peach blossom forests, clear lakes and distant blue skies. When she was young, she liked the carefree world from the moment she was born, but after a long time in Qingqiu, she still longed for the outside world, and in her young heart, it was worth imagining to be able to go to the outside world of Qingqiu.
She always wrapped herself around her grandmother, who had nine silver tails and looked kind, and listened to her tell the stories that happened in Zhongzhou, but she heard the stories of those people from her grandmother, and they were still far away from her.
So, when the elders of the clan were not paying attention, she quietly broke through the spatial prohibition of Qingqiu and secretly ran to the outside world. She transformed into a beautiful human maiden and came to the mortal world, integrating into their lives as a human being. And so on and so forth. As her grandmother said, the elegant and leisurely human world contains a lot of beauty.
The world is beautiful and colorful, and in this world, there are many wonderful and many stories to be continued every day. She has walked through the dusty streets and alleys, listened to the beauty of the world, was moved by the poignant story of Liang Zhuhuadie, and sighed for the perseverance of Jingwei reclamation. But the splendid world also has a deep and unspeakable dark side everywhere.
When she just left Qingqiu, she was also tortured and bruised, all of which also made her realize the barbarism and sinister hidden in people's hearts.
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