Chang'an has been prosperous since ancient times, the rise and fall of several dynasties, all of which lie in this, glazed bricks and tiles, silk and satin, will always be so prosperous here, and the people who live here seem to be even more unlikely to know the hardships outside, especially the Son of Heaven.

"I pity the little children, and I don't remember Chang'an. "Du Gongbu is obviously a compassionate person, and would rather freeze to death himself, but also let the whole world live in a house;"Nine days to open the palace, all the countries to worship the crown" Wang Da poet delicately described the scene of the court and the opposition, "The king is not seen, the guest from other states, Chang'an Road, once back, back to the old." "Jiangzhou Sima always likes to express his emotions in his own vernacular. Chang'an has changed, it hasn't changed, from ancient times to the present, it has been quietly staying there, becoming a person, people always like to make a thing unrecognizable, which makes its own Chang'an have a lot more color.

East Gui West rich north poor South cheap, walk along the east gate, a stick of incense, you will see a mansion, a big plaque on the door, impressively written "Zhang" word, Chang'an people know, this is to Zhang's house. There is generally no doorman at the door of Zhang's house, and there is no need for a doorman, the peddler and pawn can't come here, and the chickens and dogs and thieves also don't dare to have a non-dividing thought, they can only come to the same dynasty as an official or three or five friends, people walk into Zhang's house, they will always see a doorman there silently sweeping the floor, the courtyard is already spotless, but he is still sweeping, if no one stops in front of him to bother him to say a word, who asks to see, he generally will not stop, this place, clean excessively. Therefore, there are fewer people going to Zhang's Mansion, and Zhang's Mansion is more and more deserted and clean. People usually like to go to the mansion opposite, the Sun Mansion.

The gate of Sun's Mansion is not as elaborate as Zhang's Mansion, not as big as Zhang's Mansion, so high, and the words on the upper side are not as powerful as Zhang's Mansion, just a very comfortable Lishu - "Sun". The door is often opened, and there is a way to welcome guests from all over the world with a smile and make friends with guests from all over the world. The two doormen are also polite to others, the people who will look for the master in the future are welcomed to the courtyard, the courtyard is not big but orderly, a few golden silk weeping willows, a few square flower beds, there are many varieties in the garden, the same is only a few plants, the soil is the best five-color mud, there is a pavilion with a unique atmosphere, it is the first craftsman of this dynasty "living Luban" Built, the pavilion is not big, can only accommodate four or five people, but it is exquisite, there is a long corridor that complements each other, it is not difficult to see that the owner of the courtyard is a person with a high taste, a person who is good at raising flowers and plants, a person who cooks tea and plays chess, and the heart is not too hard.

The lord of the Sun Mansion is called Sun Mou, the current Taishi and Privy Envoy, and Zhang Wenzheng can be regarded as the elders of the two dynasties, and it is also an old friendship, the same is a deep friendship, some people repair a life, some people have a bad life, naturally Zhang and Sun have not reached that extent, if it is a perfect combination, then the court inside and outside is full of Zhang and Sun two parties, and the court will exist in name only, if the two are incompatible, then fighting will only lose both, such as a game of chess, black and white two sons are intertwined with each other, intricate, the more subtle the chess, in order to make people talk about it.

The emperor likes to play chess, but it doesn't mean that he is good at chess, but the emperor rarely loses, and basically never loses. Therefore, there is still a month of chess competition, and the emperor will personally go to the scene to guide him, in order to show the emperor's grace and experience it personally.

"There's still a month. Sun Mou and a middle-aged man sat in the pavilion and asked.

"Back to my father, there is still a month and three days. The middle-aged man replied respectfully.

"Hmm", Sun Mou looked very satisfied, "Is there any news from Zhang's mansion?"

"It was quiet and there was no news all the time. ”

"This is not like the style of the Zhang family father and son, who have been recruiting talents everywhere in the past. Sun Mou frowned and said.

"Perhaps, they are going to give up. The middle-aged man replied cautiously.

"Huaiyu, I want to hear the truth. Sun Mou said lightly.

The weather seemed to be getting colder, and the middle-aged man shivered.

"Do you still remember that Zhang He went to Hun County three years ago?" said the middle-aged man, looking at Sun Mou. Sun Mou did not react. According to the people below, Zhang He went to a valley near Huxian County alone. The next day, he left Huxian in a hurry. ”

"What do you think?" Sun Mou still said lightly, and he couldn't hear any emotion.

"He should go to see a person, the interface between his jurisdiction and Dengzhou is completely in two directions, Zhang He has always regarded himself very highly, and he will not go all the way to visit the officials of the state capital, the prefect and other places, and there are few celebrities who have returned to their hometowns in Dengzhou. Huaiyu is stupid and still hasn't figured out the reason. The middle-aged man replied.

"Huaiyu, how old are you?" Sun Mou suddenly asked such a question.

"One in thirty years this Chinese New Year's Eve"

"Have you ever touched a fish?"

"Touched. “

"Then go and muddy the waters. “

"Yes"

"When you have nothing to do, look at Sun Tzu's Art of War more, and read less of the Four Books and Five Classics. You go down."

"Yes," the middle-aged man got up and left.

"By the way, it's okay to go see your godsister, you haven't been with others for a long time since you've been a brother. “

"I'll go tomorrow. The middle-aged man replied, turning to leave, a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

"The old guy looks like he's still alive. Sun Mou looked at the sky in the distance, and the corners of his mouth rose, "It seems that someone is going to invite me to watch a play." ”

Life is like a play, a play is like life, a play kicks off, who bears whose life, who promises whom's afterlife, until you see it clearly, the dust has settled.

A few days later, the royal nobles and ordinary people in the city all looked at Zhangfu, it is rumored that Zhangfu will give up this chess tournament this year, and opponents say that this time it is Zhang He of Zhangfu, and some people say that Zhangfu has already hired several peerless players, and some say that Zhang Wenzheng is seriously ill and cannot take care of this matter... Rumors are like this, there are many sayings, people think it is interesting, they have to find out, an ordinary flower is bland, but if you want to see the flower in the fog, people want to see the true face of the flower.

"Zhang's Mansion is still not moving?" Sun Mou stood by the window, teasing the caged bird. Obviously, this is not said to birds.

"It was quiet all the time, nothing out of the ordinary. The middle-aged man replied.

"Qingqing is looking for it?"

"I played with her all day yesterday and she didn't know anything. ”

"It's kind of interesting, if the tree wants to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop, then the wind will rise. Sun Mou said lightly, during the conversation, his eyes kept on the bird, and did not look at the middle-aged man.

Zhang's house.

An old man sat in the hall, the old man was thin, his face was pale, there was a cane next to the seat, and on the right hand side stood a man in the prime of life, with a sharp body, who should be a person on the battlefield.

These two people are Zhang Wenzheng and Zhang He.

"Still there's no news? Otherwise, I'm going to Dengzhou in person. Zhang He spoke, breaking the original silence in the room.

"Ahem" The old man has not yet answered, but coughed, the whole body trembled, the old man covered his mouth, as if if he did not cover it, his five organs and six lungs would be vomited out, and the middle-aged man did not help him, the middle-aged man knew that the old man was stubborn and stoic, he never liked it, especially the children and grandchildren thought he was old and useless.

After a long time, the violent shaking seemed to have subsided a bit. The old man's face was a little flushed, and his expression was relaxed.

"Don't worry, I know my old brother, since I agreed, I will definitely do it. The old man's gaze was firm. "What you have to do is to be patient with your heart, and not to have verbal disputes with others. ”

"Remember, child. ”

The old man was not talking, his body was really not conducive to saying too much, doing too many things, even if he wanted to, but this was not for himself. He kept thinking in his heart: Bai Yuan, you must come this time. "But, Bai Yuan, can he really come?

People have always thought more than good, so there are always setbacks, not because there are too many tribulations, but because you are too perfect. There are too many things in the world to regret and remember, when we are around, we don't know how to cherish, and when we leave, we have to spend half a life regretting it.

Chang'an is destined not to be calm.

The city gate of Chang'an is majestic, magnificent, and cannot be questioned by others. Today, however, some people have raised questions.

There were three people who came together, and the honest man suddenly said to the man next to him with clear eyebrows. "Senior Brother Song, why do you say that this city gate is so big, so high, how much wood must be wasted, as long as the city gate can let people pass. It's so big, how much does it cost, why can't the emperor live so much. I said that all the way from Dengzhou, most of the people were poor, alas, it was really Zhumen wine and meat smelly, and there were frozen bones on the road. And he saw this man standing under the gate of the city, and with a wave of his hand, he pointed out.

At first, most of the gatekeepers didn't care, guarding the gate every day, and people came and went every day, and they always had to meet a few chatters. Later, I heard that this person even dared to judge the emperor, and then looked at his dress, he was not a person who was either expensive or rich, which was worth it. So, he went to the door and asked:

"What do you do?"

"Xiaosheng came from Dengzhou, and he accepted an appointment with the two junior brothers, and he worked tirelessly to come to the capital——"

As soon as he talked about the capital, he tugged at the corner of his clothes with clear eyebrows and said, "Visit relatives." “

"I don't think so. The doorman pouted. "Recently, there was a theft in the capital, and the three robbers, how do I feel a little like you, why don't you go to the criminal department with me?" said the doorman.

"You, you are making false accusations, what evidence do you have to prove that a gentleman has clouds, and a gentleman is not arrogant—" I saw that this man was going to talk at length again.

The doorman was just about to have a seizure, when suddenly the young man who had not spoken suddenly stepped forward, grabbed a handful of things in his hand, and said in the doorman's ear: "Master Jun is angry, my cousin has something to say about this problem, we are really not prisoners, you see that we came in a hurry, just this little thing, I hope to smile." So saying, he shoved it into the doorman's hand.

"How embarrassing is that. The doorman put what he was holding into his sleeve. He said to the one who had some words: "I will understand something in the future, and hurry in." After that, he glanced at the young man beside him very meaningfully.

"The court has given you people who are full of private pockets and opportunistic, it's really..."

"Let go of me, let go of me. The man cried out, and it was not until they entered the gate that they let go.

"What are you doing, what's wrong with me. The man roared at him, "What's wrong with me standing under the gates, what's wrong with my words, why do you say we're like bandits, I'm a robber, a robber!" the man shouted hysterically. "And you, what money do you give them, do we have a lot of money? I can't eat and sleep well this way, I saved some money and gave it all to him, let's participate..."

"Senior brother, have you forgotten what Master said before we left?" said the young man.

The man fell silent suddenly.

"Let's go. The young man said. "If we don't find Zhang's house before dark, we'll be sleeping on the streets. “

The three of them stopped talking and walked towards Zhang's mansion.

These three people are Xu Sanjin, Ouyang Wuji, and Song Wen. Song Wen didn't want to come, but she was forcibly driven out by her master, so she had to dress up as a man and a woman and come all the way to Chang'an. But is it just that they came? Why didn't the old man come? Why didn't he come? The three-year appointment? Did he miss the appointment, or did he go to the appointment? Even if they came, what would change?

Chang'an Avenue is even narrow and sloping, and the green cow and white horse are seven incense cars. In this seemingly prosperous Chang'an City, how many stories will there be? Who can stay out of this undercurrent of Chang'an?