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- Chapter 3 Fifteen (a million words, please vote)
Chang'an, Zhuque Street, West Market, it is already the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the second year of Dingwu, which is also the Shangyuan Festival. The current saying of Shangyuan Festival is the Taoist theory of three yuan. Every year, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Shangyuan Festival. That is to say, the Lantern Festival is the birthday of Shangyuan Tianguan. The fifteenth day of July is the Zhongyuan Festival, which is the birthday of Zhongyuan Tianguan. The fifteenth day of October is the Xiayuan Festival, which is the birthday of Xiayuan Tianguan.
The Shangyuan Festival is also a time when heavenly officials give blessings, so lanterns are lit during the Shangyuan Festival. At this time, the West Market is already crowded with people like weavers and hemp, bustling with people coming and going. It is very lively, and there are many time-honored restaurants and merchants. The door of his shop is not only hung with colorful lanterns, but also huge lantern wheels, lantern trees, and lamp posts are made. Not only the West Market, but also the East Market, the two places where businesses are most concentrated, are filled with lights.
The entire city of Chang'an was decorated with all kinds of lanterns. People came to the busiest cities, the East and West, to enjoy the lanterns and shop. All the shops in the West Market opened their doors. After nearly three years of cultivation, the people We were finally sure that the world was peaceful, and we felt much more relaxed when we took out our money to go shopping. Every merchant was selling things with a smile on their faces, and the faces of people shopping were also filled with happy and contented looks.
Various snack stalls are lined up under the eaves of the street, such as rice cakes, candy figures, and various pastries and snacks. The residents of Chang'an are holding their children tightly while admiring the lanterns, for fear of getting lost in the crowd. , there is peace and joy everywhere.
There were a few pedestrians in the crowd who were very leisurely. There were only five of them. A tall man walked first, holding a cute little girl named Yuxue in his arms. She looked to be only about two years old. The little girl was very excited and stretched out her little girl from time to time. The man pointed at the snacks on the street with his fat hand. It seemed that the man doted on the little girl. As long as the little girl pointed, he waved his hand, and a very handsome young man dressed in casual clothes behind him would go and take the little girl. Buy a portion of the snacks designated by the girl.
The man was followed by two women. The clothes he wore were very simple and dark in color. The only thing that looked extraordinary was the leather scarf on the collar. The fur was so black and smooth that it looked like a woman. I knew it was a top-grade one, but a little behind was a man dressed as a scholar. The clothes he wore didn't look too thick, but they were very warm. This group of people was none other than the current Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, Li Zuoguo, and his entourage.
Although there are only four people connected to Xiaohuan around Li Zuoguo, one of them is the general manager of the inner palace. Zheng Chunyun, who can be said to be the best in the world in martial arts, and nearly a hundred masters from the inner palace guards are protecting him. These people trained by the silver camp The guards, dressed in ordinary civilian clothes, were scattered around Li Zuoguo and his party, forming a faint circle. Li Zuoguo was walking on the crowded streets, but no one crowded in front of him. It was also the credit of these secretly protecting guards.
Li Zuoguo took Xiaohuan and his precious daughter Li Yu out to enjoy the lanterns. Ariel is now the queen of a country and cannot follow Li Zuoguo to the streets to enjoy the lanterns. Concubine Jin Xiaoyun likes to be quiet and does not like to be active. He did not follow, so only Zhenfei Xiaohuan followed, and there was also a scribe dressed as Chu Tianshu, the then Sikong Sikong. Chu Tianshu, who had been following Li Zuoguo for a long time, was no different from his own family in Li Zuoguo's heart.
Chu Tianshu is already in his forties, and he is already a grandfather-level figure for people at that time. Chu Tianshu was about to turn forty when he met Li Zuoguo. Now Chu Tianshu¡¯s eldest grandson and Li Zuoguo¡¯s His daughter, Li Yu, was the same age. Chu Tianshu followed Li Zuoguo's family unhurriedly, with a proud smile on his face.
Can Chu Tianshu be dissatisfied? In his own hands, Chang'an City, which had escaped with more than one-third of its population, recovered in just over two years and became even more prosperous and lively than when Li Longji was in power. It was the result of a group of civilian officials, and Chu Tianshu and Duan Tianhe were the first to bear the brunt.
"Daddy, I want that." Li Yu's sweet voice sounded again, and the little fat finger pointed to a candy vendor on the street, "It looks delicious."
Li Zuoguo's face was full of love and he nodded: "Okay, if you want it, you can buy it." With a wave of his hand, Zheng Chunyun stepped forward to buy it.
"Uncle Zheng, my daughter wants four, one for daddy, one for my mother-in-law, one for Uncle Zheng, and I want one for myself." Li Yu said in a sweet voice.
Li Zuoguo smiled brightly and kissed his daughter's fair and tender face hard: "My daughter is so good. She still thinks about her parents. Chunyun, buy four, and want the biggest four."
Xiaohuan was also smiling. Not only was her daughter beautiful, she was also very kind-hearted. She would think about others at a young age. Zheng Chunyun's favorite among Li Zuoguo's children was the eldest son Li Zhongyang and the little princess in front of him. Li Yu went to buy candy with a smile after hearing this. Zheng Chunyun directly dropped a piece of silver. The dozen or so people surrounding the Tangren stall were inexplicably squeezed out of the way by Zheng Chunyun.Chunyun directly picked up the four largest candy figures and asked: "Is this enough money to buy four?"
The candy vendor was shocked. He had never seen anyone selling candy for money. One candy vendor was only two copper coins. Zheng Chunyun was very impressive. Although he was wearing the clothes of a servant, his magnanimity could not be blocked by his clothes. The people who lived there and were squeezed away also put away their anger and did not dare to speak. The man who sold candy for money must be a servant of a wealthy family and could not afford to offend.
The vendor stammered: "Enoughenoughenough, I"
As soon as Zheng Chunyun heard that he had enough, he turned around and left. Only then did the vendor say, "I still want to ask you for money."
The hawker saw Zheng Chunyun walking away, so he picked up the broken silver on the stall. Such a big piece was worth only five yuan, and took a hard bite. It was indeed true. In the envious eyes of the people surrounding the stall, the hawker He put the pieces of silver into his arms and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, beautiful and delicious candy men, two copper coins each."
Li Zuoguo hugged his daughter with a smile, Li Yu stretched out his pink tongue and licked the candy man, Xiaohuan held the candy man and looked at his daughter lovingly, Zheng Chunyun also had a smile on his always serious face, and also held a candy man in his hand. Only Chu Tianshu had nothing, and he couldn't help but feel resentful for a while.
"Nanny, why did you forget Uncle Chu's candy man? Look, Uncle Chu is the only one who doesn't have a candy man." Chu Tianshu and Li Zuoguo's family members all knew each other, and there were no other ministers who were as trembling in front of Li Zuoguo, so they came directly to him. Li Yu, who was concentrating on dealing with the sugar man, reminded her of his existence.
"Grandma Huang said that older people have bad teeth and don't like sweets, so Uncle Chu can't eat them." The little girl said seriously.
Chu Tianshu couldn¡¯t laugh or cry, Li Zuoguo laughed loudly, and even Zheng Chunyun and the female official in the palace who followed Xiaohuan laughed. The innocent children¡¯s words were really hilarious.
"Tianshu, you are old, and my daughter cares about you very much, haha." Li Zuoguo teased Chu Tianshu.
Chu Tianshu shook his head and said with a smile: "Your daughter is quite clever. She is much smarter than that stupid kid in my family."
Chu Tianshu's grandson Li Zuoguo has also seen him. He is fat and doesn't look alert enough. This is completely different from Chu Tianshu's aura. While talking, a few people have arrived at the entrance of the West Market. The place is even more lively, with eight huge lanterns. The pillars are much higher than the houses on both sides. The carvings on the lampposts are in the shape of various military commanders. At the top stands a general riding a black horse. They are made of silk and bamboo. The craftsmanship is very exquisite and life-size. The shape is lifelike, and when illuminated by the bright light of the lamppost, it really looks like a god descending to earth.
Li Zuoguo and others knew at a glance that the general on the top of the lamppost was the shape of Li Zuoguo. When they looked at the lamppost again, they saw a line of big characters "Datong Trading Company Shangyuan Colored Lantern". The eight lampposts all had the same characters, but the words on the top were the same. The postures of the generals are different, some are on prancing horses wielding spears, and some are bending bows and nocking arrows. Li Zuoguo knew that this must be done by Li Hu. This guy still has some sense of advertising. Li Zuoguo looked at his appearance proudly, I didn¡¯t expect that I was so wise and powerful, so I need to praise Li Hu.
"How unethical is this? How can you put the image of the Holy One on a lamppost? Isn't this disrespectful." Chu Tianshu said when he saw these lampposts.
But Li Zuoguo glanced at Chu Tianshu: "What's the point? Li Hu did a good job. This is a great respect. It should be respected by the people in their hearts. Any other form of respect is fake. As long as every Zhou people respect If you agree with Dazhou, then no matter what the situation, the people are the best backing of Dazhou. Tianshu, in fact, the people ask for very little, just four words, food and clothing, but these four words have always been difficult to achieve. , as long as we can truly achieve it, my empire in Dazhou will be iron-clad."
Chu Tianshu bowed his head to accept the instruction. At this time, Li Yu in Li Zuoguo's arms became dishonest and wanted to run away to the ground. Li Zuoguo asked strangely: "Nanny, what's wrong?"
Li Yu¡¯s big eyes showed longing, and he pointed to a restaurant where a sideshow was performing at the door and said, "Dad, the food there smells so good. I'm hungry, so I want to go in and eat."
Li Zuoguo was speechless. Li Yu¡¯s mouth didn¡¯t stop eating snacks along the way. Now he actually said he was hungry. How could a little person eat so much?
Li Zuoguo looked up and couldn't help but feel happy. There were three big words on the huge plaque: "Get together". Isn't this his own restaurant? Li Zuoguo had been walking for more than an hour and felt a little hungry at this time, so he said: " Let¡¯s go have a meal there and see what good food Li Hu comes up with.¡±
Two big men were performing a fire-eating performance at the door. A three-foot-long stick with two lit ends was dancing like a flower. A group of people gathered around to watch, and everyone cheered when they came to the highlight. Eight large tables were lined up at the side and back of the performance, and they were all covered with flowers. Cooked food, braised beef and mutton are exuding heat and fragrance, and stacks of white satin-like thin flour pancakes.Lao Gao, you can buy a braised pancake for ten coppers, which is very affordable.
There were more than a dozen girls in white standing behind the table, holding foot-long kitchen knives. They skillfully sliced ??the braised meat and put it into the cake. There were probably no less than two hundred people in front of the table, who were buying this kind of cake. The pile of pancakes disappeared quickly, and soon two big men came out of the door of the gathering and carried out another cage of pancakes. Small bottles of wine were placed on both sides. Two pancakes and a bottle of wine were enough to eat. Have enough food and wine.
Li Yu was attracted by the juggling at the door. He clapped his little hands and let out a clear giggle. It was not until the performance was over that Li Zuoguo carried his daughter and walked towards the door of the restaurant. Seven or eight guards had already come forward to gather at the door. The crowd parted a way, and Li Zuoguo and his party walked in smoothly.
As soon as he entered the lobby, a neatly dressed man with brand new clothes hurried forward: "Guests, I'm really sorry for today. All the tables and rooms upstairs and downstairs are full. Waiting for a table There are still quite a few people there, some of them will either come another day or just wait over there."
When Li Zuoguo and others turned around, they saw a row of tables set up on the patio at the door. Many people were sitting there. Some of them were well-dressed. They didn't want to be ordinary people, but they also waited there honestly. Whose property is it to gather together? , now I am afraid no one in Chang'an City knows that there are people who dare to cause trouble here.
When Li Zuoguo fled Chang'an, Yang Guozhong directly occupied Juyitang. Later, Li Zuoguo entered Chang'an again, and Juyitang returned to Li Zuoguo's hands. Now Li Hu is running it.
This guy¡¯s words are quite polite, but who is Li Zuoguo? Not to mention the identity of the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty, gathering together is also Li Zuoguo's property. How could he wait at the door? When Zheng Chunyun heard this, his eyebrows stood up. He took a few steps forward and said, "How can our master wait at the door?" A seat? Find a seat right away, this is for you."
Zheng Chunyun threw a piece of silver in his hand. When the boy received the money, his face showed a bitter look. He pointed at the door and said, "When you open the door to do business, you want to make money, but those people have been waiting for a long time. The young man is Don't dare to accept the money. If you accept it, your job will be gone, so you should just wait."
Li Zuoguo and his entourage came in and had a conversation with the waiter. All the diners at the door heard it. A young man wearing a carved fur stood up and said with a sullen face: "Don't think that you can be proud of a gathering with just a little money. You guys from the countryside You¡¯re a country bumpkin, it¡¯s not like you can walk around Chang¡¯an City with just a few dollars.¡±
Li Zuoguo frowned and was very unhappy with the harsh words of this young master, but Li Zuoguo didn't want to pay attention to this kind of person at all. He directly held down the angry Zheng Chunyun and said to the waiter: "I know that there are several rooms in Juyitang that have been reserved. You Go and call the shopkeeper."
The waiter was startled and took a look at Li Zuoguo. He saw that although Li Zuoguo and his party were wearing simple clothes, their demeanor was extraordinary. There were two private rooms that were not open to the public when gathering together. One was Longfei Pavilion and the other was Fengwu Pavilion. The decoration inside is extremely luxurious, and each private room is served by a dedicated chef. No matter how good the business is, it does not open the door to entertain guests. Not many people know about this private room. Later, the private room was opened several times because of the new shopkeeper. Only the descendants of officials knew that there was such a place in Juyitong, but people with no status even knew about it. It was obvious that Li Zuoguo and the others were not ordinary people.
Before the guy opened his mouth, the young master spoke again: "Hey, you also know that there is the Dragon Fei Feng Wu Pavilion. These two places are also accessible to people of your status? You'd better get out of here quickly. There are no food vendors on the roadside. few."
Li Zuoguo's face darkened. He was in a good mood today. He didn't expect to meet someone who felt better. He kept making noises beside him. Seeing Li Zuoguo's face darkened, Chu Tianshu also felt very annoyed. He turned around and walked there. In front of the famous young master, the young master was accompanied by four servants, all of whom were powerful men. Seeing that Chu Tianshu was dressed as a scholar, he did not move.
Chu Tianshu said: "I wonder how noble your status is? How could you actually enter this Dragon Fei Feng Wu Pavilion?"
The young master said proudly: "I am a guest who is about to enter Longfei Pavilion. I am waiting for my friends to come. Today, the young marquis is hosting a banquet here. The dragons and phoenixes are all occupied. Let's go quickly. This is such a high-end place. How can you enter?"
When Li Zuoguo heard this, he glanced at the waiter, who spread his hands in embarrassment: "Everyone has heard that the two private rooms have been booked by the young marquis today. You must either change places or wait for others. Take the seat."
This guy had a good attitude. Li Zuoguo didn't want to embarrass him, but Li Zuoguo was very unhappy with the grand master's tone. He turned around and walked up to the young master. Li Zuoguo's figure was very oppressive. The two servants behind the master came up. Two steps forward, one of them stretched out his hand and grabbed Li Zuoguo's shoulder, and said viciously: "Boy, I don't care about my life. You dare to act wild in Chang'an City, so stay away."?
Li Zuoguo hugged his daughter with a calm face. Li Yu had been making trouble for a long time and was already tired. He leaned on Li Zuoguo's arms with his eyelids drooped and wanted to sleep. The servant's hand had not touched Li Zuoguo's clothes. Zheng Chunyun grabbed her. She grabbed his wrist and exerted a slight force, and the servant's wrist made a skeletal rattling sound.
Under the severe pain, the guy wanted to scream loudly. Zheng Chunyun's left hand stretched and retracted like lightning, and the man's jaw was pulled down. He could only open his mouth wide and make a "hoohoo" sound. Another servant was shocked. Just as he was about to make a move, he was kicked in the face, and his neck made a "cluck" sound. His entire weight of 200 kilograms rolled several times in the air and knocked down the side wall. He lay down on the ground with a bang and passed out without saying a word.
Li Yu¡¯s little mouth opened slightly, and he wanted to turn his head to look, muttering: ¡°What¡¯s the sound? Daddy.¡±
Li Zuoguo quickly covered his daughter's face and said, "Nanny, go to sleep. It's okay. Someone hit the wall while walking."
Li Yu sighed peacefully, found a comfortable place in Li Zuoguo's arms, closed his eyes and fell asleep. The young man's eyes were bulging. How could there be such an arrogant person in a gathering? After a disagreement, he actually took action. Although his two servants were not very skilled, they were still strong and mature men. In the hands of the handsome servant in green clothes, they beat one of them to the point where they didn't know whether they were alive or dead. The other of them knelt down with his mouth wide open. On the ground, holding his wrist, unable to move.
The young master pointed at Li Zuoguo and wanted to shout. Li Zuoguo suddenly raised his head, his sharp eyes filled with murderous intent. The young master had been pampered since childhood. When had he ever faced such murderous intent? He suppressed his voice, like a rabbit seeing a lion. As he stepped back, he didn't expect his legs to weaken. If it weren't for the two servants behind him to hold him up, he would have fallen to the ground.
The finger pointing at Li Zuoguo also trembled. Li Zuoguo raised his index finger and made a "shush" sound. He carefully glanced at his daughter in his arms. Seeing that her daughter was already asleep, he lowered his voice and asked, "I'll ask, you answer." , lower your voice, today is the Lantern Festival, I don¡¯t want to kill anyone, you know?¡±
The young master felt that his back was soaked with cold sweat and his heavy clothes were soaked. He was not stupid. Li Zuoguo definitely did not pay attention to this move. Such a person either has a particularly powerful background or is a fool. Obviously, with such high strength in martial arts The domestic servant Li Zuoguo doesn't look like a fool at all, so he has a particularly strong background.
The young master was no longer as arrogant as before, and nodded fearfully. Li Zuoguo asked, "Who is the young marquis? The young marquis of that family?"
"This is Zhang Jun, the son of Marquis Zhang of Ping'an. Don't mess around. You must know that Marquis Zhang's daughter is Concubine Jin, the biological mother of the eldest son of the Holy Emperor. If you mess around, no one can save your life." He said here. The young master seemed to be more confident and his voice became louder and louder. He seemed to have seen the scene of Li Zuoguo kneeling in front of him begging for mercy.
The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. With a crisp "snap" sound, Zheng Chunyun hit the young man in the face with a loud pot sticker. The force was so strong that even the leather servant's head flew off with a pop. , spitting out a few big teeth, Zheng Chunyun said coldly: "I didn't hear what the master said, so keep your voice down."
Seeing that Li Zuoguo and others didn't care about the title of Ping'an Hou, the three of them were dumbfounded and immediately fell silent. Xiaoyun's father, Zhang Wujiang, first worked as a steward in Li Zuoguo's mansion because of his daughter. After Li Zuoguo ascended the throne, Xiaoyun gave birth to Li Zhongyang. For this son, Li Zuoguo named Zhang Wujiang a Marquis of Ping An, a Marquis of San, that is, a Qinggui Marquis with no real power, which was considered as a reward for Xiaoyun following him.
I never thought that Zhang Wujiang's son Zhang Jun would actually have such a great reputation in Chang'an City. Li Zuoguo had also seen Zhang Jun. He was two years older than Li Zuoguo. He came to visit his master every year and festival. He looked like an honest man. .
Li Zuoguo snorted in his nostrils, and immediately lost interest in this young man whose face was as red as grape. He was really uncomfortable. He wanted to go to his own restaurant to have a meal, but he didn't expect to get into trouble with this low-class guy. Li Zuoguo Immediately, my mood waned, and I wanted to turn around and go back to the palace. I didn't want to eat anymore.
At this time, a group of strong men poured out of the gathering and surrounded a few people in the patio at the door. Some of these men were wearing waiter clothes, while others were wearing short-seater clothes. They were not afraid of such cold weather.
The man who looked like a leader sneered: "How dare you make trouble in the little Marquis's restaurant? You don't even want to live anymore? You even injured the little Marquis's friends. You all can stay here."
Seeing that the situation was not going well, it was the man who rushed inside to bring in the reinforcements. The first one was Zhang Mushi, the leader of the nursing home under Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun was going to treat guests here today, so he sent Zhang Mushi to make arrangements first. Thinking that when he was making arrangements upstairs, he heard the waiter reported that Zhang Jun's guests downstairs were beaten, so Zhang Mushi rushed down with dozens of his men without thinking.Come.
Li Zuoguo was stunned. When did this restaurant become Zhang Jun's?
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