The snowflakes slowly stopped falling at night, and the whole world was still quiet. On the second day, I stood in the Daming Palace and overlooked the entire Chang'an City. The world covered in silver had not dissipated, but the streets that were originally white turned into a long black dragon after the trampling of people in the morning. A long dragon rolling in the mud.
Li Lingyue's words yesterday reminded Li Hong of the gathering of literati at Qujiang Pool, and Pei Wanying's figure appeared in his mind involuntarily, especially the snow-white neck and a pair of dimples.
But there is a doubt in my heart. Pei Wanying can remember all the gatherings in Qujiangchi. Will he go to this gathering again
So someone, in front of the emperor and empress, ordered Yang Wu to investigate secretly to see if Pei Wanying would attend the party in Qujiang Pool.
Li Zhi and Wu Mei naturally knew that the Li Jing Sect was still in the hands of Yang Wu and Lian Tie. If they asked Yang Wu to investigate, then they would use the Li Jing Sect to investigate
Are the institutions of the royal court being used by the royal prince like this? He went so far as to find out whether a folk woman would attend a gathering of literati
Naturally, Wu Mei let someone go after being slapped with a feather duster for this matter. As for Li Jingmen's mission, forget it. Besides, he wasn't looking for the Crown Princess, and it wasn't his turn to make any decisions.
The days when the snow melted were a bit colder than when it snowed. However, these intellectuals, including students from Hongwen Hall and Imperial College, were notified by poetry groups one after another that the date of their trip to Qujiang Pool was changed. Change again.
Just when someone was about to lose interest, Yang Wucai ran over and told him that the literati would gather at Qujiang Pool tomorrow.
And it is said that the scale of this gathering was even larger. Even some of the top girls in the flower shop were invited to perform in Qujiang Pool to entertain. Naturally, the money was provided by some children of aristocratic families.
Li Hong was also very moved after hearing this. The establishment of the Poetry Society and the intervention of Huafang showed that the poetry culture and romance of the Tang Dynasty were spreading, and the true cultural heyday of the Tang Dynasty was about to come.
Poetry societies have long been formed among scholars from the south of the Yangtze River, but they have only been introduced to Chang'an and Luoyang in the past few years. In addition, because of the troubles caused by the Chongwen Hall in the Imperial College and Hongwen Hall, students in the Chongwen Hall have never liked to recite poems and compose poems. , arty, so the poetry gathering spontaneously organized by scholars in Chang'an became much slower.
Except for some shallow snow remnants in some places where it is difficult to see the sun, other places on the streets of Chang'an City have completely returned to the way they were before the snow.
There is never a time when the air is not fresh. Whether it is during the first snowfall or after the snow has melted for several days, some slightly dry and cold air is blowing in the breeze. When walking on the street, you still have to tighten your grip from time to time. Collar to prevent cold wind from entering the body from the neck.
In just a few years, as the scale of the Poetry Fair expanded, all-pervasive vendors naturally found ways to make a fortune. Especially as the new year approached, businessmen in Chang'an City also wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of this Poetry Fair to be able to Make a fortune at the entrance of Qujiang Pool.
The merchants' initial intervention even aroused dissatisfaction among the scholars, who did not want to be tainted with the smell of copper because of them, and were afraid of tarnishing the character of the literati.
But with the emergence of a dazzling array of various items, in order to cope with the occasional shortage of some items during the poetry meeting, the vendors naturally formed another scenery during the poetry meeting.
Especially as the scholars' favorite flower shops began to appear in Qujiang Pond, the scholars' attention was suddenly diverted from the vendors. So, on this day, all the famous flower shops in Chang'an City would be in the old bustard's shop. Under the leadership, they took the girls in their shop who were quite famous in Chang'an City to perform for the literati in Qujiang Pool. At the end of the day, they made much more than they usually did in the flower shop.
When Li Honglin went out, he asked Bai Chun, Xiaoxue and the others to coax the talkative Li Lingyue. The girl said that she would follow him to Qujiang Pool. She also said that if she hadn't reminded him, the emperor would not have remembered it. He was a meritorious person. , and should be taken with you.
But Li Hong was very grateful to her, especially that smart little mouth. The little girl is not only a talkative, but the problem is that she is not tight-lipped. If something happens, she will be on the line. She is by his side. , making Li Hong more uncomfortable than ten Yangwu and Lian Tie.
So someone asked Bai Chun and the others to coax Li Lingyue, and he himself brought a Yangwu, and the two of them Shi Ran, sneaked out of the imperial city early in the morning, and as for the court meeting that happened to be held today, let Li Lian Just go and ask for leave. Shangshu Ling feels cold and feels unwell, so he won't go to court today.
Li Zhi sat in the court hall, with a dark face and helpless lips. If it weren't for the fact that he and the queen gave each of them a box of commemorative gold coins when they were in his East Palace that day, he would not have said anything. He pulled him back and went to court.
On the front of the commemorative gold coin, there are portraits of him and the queen, which are lifelike, majestic and luxurious. They are much more exquisite than the gold and silver Kaiyuan Tongbao that the royal family used to reward and play with before.
Candied haws of sugar can now be seen everywhere on the streets of Chang'an City. Although it looks a little ugly due to the sugar content, it tastes very refreshing.
Hawthorn was originally produced in China, and even now, it is still used as a medicinal fruit. It has extraordinary effects on lowering blood lipids, blood pressure, strengthening the heart, and anti-arrhythmia. During this period, it has long become Li Zhi’s breakfast meal. The necessary food is just squeezed into juice to drink. One cup a day must be finished.
Li Hong had no interest in candied haws, but to his surprise, Yang Wu was very interested in candied haws. After buying two bunches and then being rejected by himself, he started eating them with relish.
When I went out today, I told Yang Wu to bring enough money. Don't act like he did in Taiyi City back then. Others threw silver coins on the platform, but he threw broken silver coins on the platform. His face was humiliated to his grandma's house. went.
Yang Wu was full of guarantees and patted his bulging chest confidently, promising that the same embarrassing incident a few years ago would not happen again.
Qujiang Pool is much more refined than it was a few years ago. Apparently, it has been extensively repaired under the governance of Zong Chuke, the chief official of Jingzhao Prefecture. Although it is winter now and there are no natural scenery such as green leaves and red flowers, the entire Qujiang Pool is still beautiful. Jiangchi still gives people an elegant artistic conception.
From the street facing Qujiang Pond to the entrance to Qujiang Pond, both sides have already been occupied by vendors, with enough space in the middle for two luxury carriages to pass. But that's it, as the sun rises The sun just hung slantingly in the blue sky, and the place was already crowded with people.
The common people and some even come here not to watch the poetry performances of literati, but just to buy some New Year's goods for their families.
The lively and noisy scene is no less cold than the East Market that I passed by when I came here. It even has a hint of the traditional meaning of the Tang Dynasty here, instead of being filled with traders from all over the world in strange clothes like the East and West cities.
Although there are also people from foreign countries here who heard the news and came to see the excitement, but compared to the two cities in the east and west, they seem to be so insignificant.
"Is Miss Pei here?" Li Hong was tall, stretched his neck and walked among the crowd, looking at everyone's heads and asked.
Yangwu's figure is not bad, otherwise he would not have served Li Zhi for so many years. Like Li Hong, he looked around at the crowds of people in the bustling Qujiang Pool. At this time, he saw a passerby dressed in a similar style next to him, whispering. He whispered something into Yang Wu's ear.
"Here he is, he just arrived. He came by carriage and came with a cousin for an appointment." After Yang Wu heard the news from passers-by, he hurriedly conveyed it to Li Hong.
"Location, where are they now? You can't really meet by chance even if you pretend to meet by chance. There are thousands of people bumping into each other, so they may not be able to meet by chance tomorrow." Li Hong's mind has already been affected by that flash in his mind. The light blue was taken away, but his eyes were still searching around the crowd, and he sincerely hoped that he could meet Pei Wanying by chance without relying on Li Jingmen, and increase his fate.
In order to meet Pei Wanying by chance, Li Hong not only used Yangwu's Li Jingmen, but even if Bai Chun didn't come, there were also people from Jingwei who had been secretly following Li Hong, just waiting for Li Hong to say hello and immediately attached themselves to him. , inform His Highness the Crown Prince where Miss Pei’s destination is.
The two people squeezed in and out of the crowd, stumbling around like headless flies. Not only did they not find Pei Wanying, they didn't even see the scholars. The darkness in front of them was filled with ordinary people buying New Year's goods! ! !
Li Hong was very depressed. It seemed that this chance encounter was no longer possible. He squeezed in the crowd for a long time and cursed: "Whose idea was this? Why are there so many businessmen? What do Zongchu guests eat? This is a place where people can cleanse their souls. , a place where temperament is cultivated is filled with the smell of copper, how unbecoming it is."
"Sir, the Royal Garden, the Waterside Pavilion and the Water Palace are where the literati gather. We went to the wrong door." Yang Wu said, guarding Li Hong sideways.
On the other side, there were always two passers-by guarding Li Hong. Since there were too many people, they had now quietly separated His Royal Highness from the people, so that Li Hong no longer had to walk shoulder to shoulder with others.
"Damn it, I didn't tell you earlier. Let's go quickly. I'll get chatted up by others if I get there late." Li Hong stretched out his hand to fend off a real commoner standing in front of him without showing any trace, and began to escort Yang Wu and a few passers-by. , quickly go to the water palace.
The water on both sides of the Jiuqu Bridge has long been frozen into solid ice, and there are even some people walking and playing cool on it. However, Li Hong has no time to look at these harmonious and freehand scenes. He only has one thought now. , hurry up and feel the water palace.
There is only one road leading to the water palace. The number of pedestrians on the bridge gradually becomes rarer. The number of common people is decreasing, but the number of literati wearing light ink and light shirts is increasing at this moment.
(End of chapter)