A group of four people spent another Spring Festival in the mountains.
At the beginning of spring, the willow trees outside Chang'an City are branching out, the gentle spring breeze brings a touch of warmth, and the catkins flying all over the official road are like a warm snow.
It was less than half a year since I returned to Chang'an.
Walking outside the city, you can feel the lingering warmth of the thousand-year-old ancient capital.
The noodle shop outside the city is steaming with steam, and a simple bowl of noodles is now better than the delicacies of the mountains and seas.
The four miserable figures looked like refugees from other places. The men were no longer handsome, and the women were not even half gorgeous.
Bai Song and Qing'er ate noodles regardless of appearance.
Liu'er and Jiumei were shocked by the grandeur of the thousand-year-old capital, and could not calm down for a long time.
There was a huge freight convoy on the official road, and the people around it were talking a lot, saying that it was a specialty potato from Youzhou, and it is now popular in the capital to eat this stuff.
Potatoes are not expensive, and no matter what your family background is, you can have a bite of them.
Now farmers near Chang'an have started planting potatoes, looking forward to the harvest in a few months.
Bai Song was eating noodles and heard the discussion, so he asked the store if they had any potatoes.
The store brought boiled potatoes, and during the process I saw someone taking out a banknote when checking out.
As a result, there was a debate. It was said that the person who gave the money was showing off his wealth and took out the money while eating a bowl of noodles. The store owner couldn't find it at all and almost got into a fight.
This was still outside the city, and the small changes in the markets had already confirmed to the Bai Song Dynasty the various changes in the capital in half a year.
You don't need to look at it to know that this banknote is from your bank.
Bai Song stood up to pay the bill and shouted: "I'll pay for everyone at the table over there."
The quarrel on one side stopped.
The person who used the banknote came to express his gratitude and asked Bai Song to leave his name.
Bai Song didn't reply and took the three girls into the city.
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Passing by the Prince Consort's Mansion, Bai Song did not go in.
Bai Song didn't want to expose himself before helping Jiumei complete the task.
Japan visited Tang Dynasty for the first time, and there was a lot of commotion in the capital.
The Japanese mission replaced the Turks and occupied Furong Garden.
The Turks had already left Chang'an, some stayed in Chang'an to continue living, some returned to the grasslands, and some traveled among cities and became ordinary merchants in the Tang Dynasty.
The changes in Chang'an are really great.
The branches of Chenjia Bookstore have spread all over Chang'an.
Some shops in the East Market have closed down, while others have opened, and there are not many familiar ones left.
But Mobai Bank is still open, and there are many more customers coming and going.
Compared with the book club next door, it pales in comparison.
The girls in the brothel are still enthusiastic. I wonder who this year's courtesan will be, and whether the former courtesan is also known as the flower owner.
Bai Song took the three of them to change into clean and decent clothes in Dongshi.
I saw many literati hanging out together, reciting poems and composing scenes everywhere, which was very lively.
After listening to the comments along the way, I realized that the exam was about to start in Chunwei.
Students from all over the country are preparing for the Spring Festival, and the inns in Chang'an are overcrowded.
There are many poems praising Li Jing. After pacifying the Turks, he conquered Chengdu and wiped out the rebels.
General Li truly became the military god of the Tang Dynasty, and his status was unshakable.
There were also those who criticized the imperial court, saying that after the Turks left, the Japanese came.
I said before that the imperial court was too condescending to the Turks.
Now it is said that the imperial court was too kind to the Japanese people.
Chang'an is still the same Chang'an, always maintaining the main theme of the times.
Every corner and scene here is completely different from Bai Song's experience in the past six months.
Returning to the capital is like returning to a whole new world, familiar yet strange.
Putting on brand new clothes, the three girls highlighted their advantages in appearance and figure. They attracted so many eyes along the way.
As a last resort, Bai Song bought them veils.
Neither Liu'er nor Jiumei were used to Tang Dynasty's clothes and found it very inconvenient to move around.
But the girls have similar aesthetics. There is no doubt that the gauze skirts of the Tang Dynasty are extremely beautiful. The two foreign girls kept looking at the various details of the clothes and touching the texture of the gauze skirts from time to time.
After buying new clothes, Bai Song took them to the best restaurant.
After more than a month of arduous trek, I finally arrived at my destination. Of course I had to have a good meal first.
While eating, Bai Song began to discuss the matter of returning the sword and stealing the sword.
Speaking of the Japanese mission, it is said that it has been almost three months since they arrived in Datang.
He said he was here to pay tribute, but he hadn't seen Li Shimin for a long time.
The emperor repeatedly proposed that the envoys should formally go to court, but they were repeatedly rejected by the envoys.
The reason is simple. The mission was not prepared because the most important giant deer sword was missing. Without a treasure that could be obtained, the tribute would only lose Japan's face.
Japan cares so much about the Giant Deer Sword, so it’s obvious that it has done its homework.
Knowing the significance of the Giant Deer Sword, I know that the Tang Dynasty court valued the Giant Deer Sword very much.
The Giant Deer Sword has been passed down for thousands of years and has been a keepsake of the Mohist masters of the past dynasties.
The Mohist family has always been a scourge in the heart of the imperial court. If the imperial court masters the Giant Deer Sword, it will inevitably have an impact on the cohesion of the Mohist family, or at least shatter the Mohist faith that has been passed down for thousands of years.
The Bai Song Dynasty had no good impression of the Japanese.
Of course, Japanese women are excluded.
Because Japanese people and Japanese women are completely two different creatures.
But what was the character of the Japanese people in the Tang Dynasty?
Bai Song doesn't know.
According to historical records, in the early Zhenguan period, a delegation from Japan visited the Tang Dynasty to pay tribute, and the Tang Dynasty was recognized as the supreme kingdom of the Celestial Empire, which meant that it was a suzerain state.
However, there is not much interaction between the two countries at this stage. Even if the Tang Dynasty was strong, it would not be possible to reach out to the small island of Japan.
Logically speaking, there was no need for Japan to grovel. This was Japan's initiative to visit Tang Dynasty.
Who would believe that he traveled thousands of miles to recognize his father, not just to beat the autumn wind?
Bai Song thought about it for a moment and understood.
The Japanese probably wanted to exchange an ancient sword with no actual value for the gold and silver of the Tang Dynasty.
After accepting Datang as his father, Datang will have to spend some money every year in order to maintain this relationship.
From ancient times to the present, the world in the Central Plains has always had a good reputation.
No matter who you are, if you want to save face, you have to spend money.
Bai Song felt that it was not worth it.
But Bai Song just thought about things at the national level that he, a small role, could not touch, and he didn't want to take care of them.
After finishing the meal, several people did not discuss a complete plan.
In the end, it was decided to let Jiumei go back with the giant deer sword to recover.
Then look at where the giant deer sword is stored and make specific plans.
After the discussion, Jiumei took the sword and left.
Watching Jiumei leave, Qing'er was a little worried: "Is she trustworthy?"
"Actually, it doesn't matter if I can't get the Julu Sword back. It will be handed over to the emperor anyway. It's just a loss of my credit. The Japanese will definitely stay for a while when they come to the Tang Dynasty. If I sell her a favor, maybe in the future
It will help.”
"But……"
"I know what you want to say. The Giant Deer Sword is the most precious treasure of the Mo family, but don't forget that from the time you left New Tang Dynasty with me, you were no longer Miss Mo family, but Mrs. Bai."
