Way of the heavens system

Chapter 46 Leaping Horse Bridge

It is precisely because of the geographical advantages and the strategic structure that this place has become a rare place in the world for kings and hegemons. Based on this, the dynasty and the country have been established. Therefore, since ancient times, there have been Zhou, Qin, Han, Western Jin, Former Zhao, Former Qin, Later Qin, and Western Wei. , Northern Zhou Dynasty, Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty successively built their capitals here.

After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the place was renamed Daxing and a new capital was established. Today, in Xiabandang, the Li clan of Longxi took advantage of the situation to separatist. The founding name of the country was Tang, and the capital was here.

Li Chengyu followed Daliu into the city.

Chang'an City in the Sui and Tang Dynasties was composed of three parts: Outer Guocheng, Miyagi and Imperial City.

Both the palace city and the imperial city are located in the center of the north. The squares in the outer city guard the palace city and the imperial city from the left, right, and south sides. The Suzaku Street in the middle is the boundary, and the east and west sides are divided into Wannian, Wannian, and Wannian. Two counties of Chang'an.

Today, both the palace city and the imperial city are inhabited by the royal family of the Li and Tang Dynasties, and the outer Guocheng is the place where the common people live together. It is divided into eleven north-south avenues and fourteen east-west avenues. Square, each square has a square wall, open a square door to separate each other, if there is any emergency, just close the square door to prohibit anyone from entering or leaving, and then send soldiers to fight the whole city, then insert Wings cannot escape.

There are three straight avenues from east to west, north to south, which constitute the traffic bamboo poles in Chang'an City, and they all run through the city gates. Among them, the most spacious avenue is Suzaku's avenue, which is more than forty feet wide from left to right, which is equivalent to the status of Tianjie in Luoyang City. .

There are two cities on the east and west sides of the city, one is the East City and the other is the West City, which are located in the southeast and southwest of the imperial city respectively. There are four streets in each city that divide the entire urban area into nine parts, of which There are also lanes connecting the two cities. The two cities occupy approximately the same area and are symmetrical on both sides. They are both the busiest places in Chang'an City. Many prosperous restaurants and restaurants in the city are open all night, and they are the most centers of economic and commercial activities.

The city that Li Chengyu entered from Mingde Gate is directly opposite Suzaku Street. Stepping on this wide sky street, looking at the orderly and prosperous scene of the ancient imperial capital, while amazed and admiring, he was also thinking about what to do. Open Duke Yang's treasury without drawing attention.

Rows of locust trees are planted on both sides of the avenue. It is early spring, and there is still a slight frost hanging on the dense branches and leaves. The pedestrians on the avenue are crowded with each other, and the traffic is busy. Compared with Luoyang, it is a bit more lively. It seems that Yinghe Li Tang's forces are flourishing scene.

Although Li Chengyu has no interest in fighting for supremacy in the world, he might as well hear about the current situation. With the merger and destruction of many feudal feudal forces, the latecomers of Li and Tang have come to the fore. Recently, they have gained the support of Li Mi and the Dugu clan, leading to the unification. The future of the world is becoming increasingly clear.

All the way to Dongshi, all the traffic arteries in the city are guarded by elite soldiers of the Tang army, and the closer to the imperial city, the more frequent the patrolling soldiers are, there are light and dark sentries, and the security is very strict.

Li Chengyu found an inn called "An Keju". This inn is obviously very famous in Chang'an City. There are eight independent small courtyards with three entrances, specially provided for distinguished guests who like quietness, do you need it?"

Li Chengyu was worried about the inn's many people and miscellaneous eyes, which would not be good for his actions. With this independent courtyard, the privacy and freedom would be much greater, which was exactly what he wanted, so he settled down on the spot.

Pingkangfang is next door to Dongshi. Under the leadership of the inn boy, they soon came to a courtyard called "Qinghe Courtyard". Li Chengyu pushed the door and entered, and saw that this three-entry independent courtyard was actually a Jiangnan courtyard. The layout is very elegant, and there are six attendants, three men and three women, who can be dispatched during the residence period. He is very satisfied, and he gave a lot of money to settle down amidst the sound of thanks. down.

Near noon, he leisurely went out and headed straight for Fujulou, which is known as the first floor of the West City, but he had heard from the guide that he could see Yong'an from the east side of the third floor of Fujulou. Street and the scenery around the Yuema Bridge, and the switch of Yang Gong’s treasure house is under the Yuema Bridge, so he went here to step on it first.

Leaping Horse Bridge sits on the Yong'an Canal and is the most magnificent stone bridge in Chang'an City. Because both sides of the bridge are populated by rich merchants and wealthy households, it is nicknamed the Fugui Bridge by the people of Chang'an. It is a very famous scenery in Chang'an City. one.

When Li Chengyu came to the third floor of Fuju Building, the position on the east side had already been taken by three young people. They were all well-dressed, and from a few words, it could be judged that two of them should be the children of rich local merchants in Chang'an. One came from a foreign country, and the three of them mingled with each other, drinking and eating, talking about the scenery outside the window, and they were quite contented.

Reluctantly, Li Chengyu had no choice but to find another empty table, ordered some food and wine, and waited quietly while eating. After waiting for a while, seeing that they didn't get up, they were obviously in high spirits, so he lost his patience, and simply paid the bill and went downstairs, followed Crowded crowds walked slowly all the way, climbed up the bridge, and stopped on the bridge, as if they were watching the boats and boats coming and going with others. In fact, they were looking at the six pillars in the middle of the bridge, and saw six stone dragon heads carved on the top. They looked down and visited respectively.

According to the atlas provided by Lu Miaozi, if you want to open the entrance to the treasure house under the well in Xiji Garden, you need to twist these stone faucets for a circle first, but these stone faucets are usually locked by buttons, and you need to open the bottom of the stone pillar first. Open the button lock on the end, the cumbersome and exquisite design of these mechanisms really made Li Chengyu amazed.

There were so many people in the daytime that it was impossible to open it. Li Chengyu found the target and planned to go back. Suddenly there was a small commotion in the crowd in front of him. Just as he was wondering, he saw a group of soldiers lining up the crowded crowd, laughing. Cursing angrily and walking past him, he seemed very arrogant. After they passed by, he heard some people beside him tell others about science, saying that these soldiers are all soldiers of Prince Li Jiancheng's Changlin Army, and they are currently in charge of the army. There are many important defensive locations in Chang'an City.

Li Chengyu didn't care too much, got off the Yuema Bridge, found a person on the side of the road and asked about the route to Xiji Garden, and then rushed over there to step on the spot.

When I returned to the Qinghe Courtyard, it was late in the evening, and before I entered the door, a servant came running from a small trot to greet me and handed a greeting card, saying respectfully: "Shortly after the master left the house in the afternoon, Princess Xiuning I just came to visit, and saw that the master was not here, left this greeting card, and told the villain to pass it on, and come to visit the master tomorrow."

Li Chengyu was slightly surprised. He didn't expect that Li Xiuning would come looking for him just after he settled down. Although he didn't deliberately cover up his traces, being able to find his whereabouts in such a short time still made him admire Li Tang's control. .

(End of this chapter)