Chang'an is indeed the capital of the Tang Dynasty, but it is different from the small mountain villages.
Although it is already cold winter, the streets in Chang'an City are still crowded with people.
On both sides of the broad Zhuque Street, there were rows of vendors who were wrapped up tightly and their faces were red from the cold. They were stamping their feet and shouting feebly.
Among the crowd, there were also load bearers shouting loudly as they walked, and groups of children were running back and forth. Among them, some strangely dressed Yi people could still be vaguely seen, walking cautiously along the roadside.
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As for these foreign hozens, everyone from the elderly to the young are full of arrogance.
On the street, you can also see a group of sword-wielding Wuhou, patrolling everywhere.
The crowd's voice was boiling, and Li Xuan had an inexplicable feeling that he was seeing the human world again.
Thinking about it, he couldn't help but shook his head slightly.
He didn't envy this noisy life.
He lay paralyzed in his cabin all day long, sleeping until Old Man Xiong called the door. When he was hungry, Cheng Chusi and the other little bastards cooked and fed him; when he was bored, he could train these little bastards and stretch their muscles;
In your spare time, you can go to the forge and make some novel toys. How nice.
However, after thinking about it, Li Xuan's eyes were still looking outside the car, looking around.
"Madam, please spare your life!"
"Spare you, why should I spare you..."
Suddenly, there was a burst of noise from a building not far away.
Li Xuan couldn't help but raise his head and looked over curiously.
At the same time, when Cheng Chusi and others on the other carriages heard the sound, their faces were full of curiosity and they urged the coachman to move closer to the place where the noise was.
The noise was even more clear.
Soon, you can see a young woman wearing a pomegranate skirt and a power fence. She has a relatively plump figure. She is carrying a long wooden board in her hand. She has a ferocious face and is chasing the middle-aged man who is hiding in front of her.
Through the crowd, Li Xuan could vaguely see that one side of the long wooden board was evenly covered with grooves.
"Madam, there is really no money at home!"
"Then you, an old guy, can't burn the mahjong that I bought with great difficulty!"
"Do you know how much money I spent when I bought that mahjong? How much favors it cost..."
"But madam, just in the past ten days since I bought mahjong, you have been playing mahjong day and night. You have already lost nearly twenty games, and your family's wealth is gone!"
"It's not that you, an old guy, are incompetent, or else I would have accidentally lost so much money in order to win the Liu Wang family's money..."
"Ah ah ah, my mahjong, you old man, stop talking nonsense, give me my mahjong..."
The woman's voice was full of energy and anger, moving from far to near, and then drifting into the distance again.
The man, on the other hand, had no confidence in the whole process and was submissive.
The crowd of people watching around were all pointing and laughing, and even Marquis Wu from a distance glanced at it with interest and paid no more attention to it.
Seeing this, Li Xuan looked thoughtful in his eyes.
This kind of daily husband-beating scene and activities of showing affection in public should happen frequently.
"...Ah...it was that bastard who invented the scourge of mahjong. I and you are at odds with each other..."
"Ma'am, please be gentle...ah..."
Suddenly, a miserable sound came from the distance again.
Li Xuan couldn't help but shudder, and shouted to the coachman, "Leave quickly, what's so interesting about a shrewish woman beating her husband in the street!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The coachman responded and quickly drove the carriage forward.
After the scene just now, Li Xuan's interest in viewing Chang'an City became much lighter.
Fortunately, this time when we got all the way to the door of Prince Jin's Mansion, there was no drama about family discord because of the mahjong incident.
Otherwise, Li Xuan would feel guilty.
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After getting off the car and standing in front of the car, Li Xuan looked up and couldn't help but sigh.
The second brother in the palace was very attentive in repairing the palace for himself, the King of Jin.
The ground is paved with large bluestones of the same specifications. Outside the gate are two huge stone lions, powerful and majestic. After that, there is a big red gate, which is even wider and majestic.
Looking at it, Li Xuan couldn't help but secretly marveled. This was even bigger than his small courtyard.
"This is the palace of the Prince of Jin. Who are you?"
Seeing such a large group of carriages suddenly stopping at the door, the guards outside the mansion quickly stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, please return home and open the door quickly!"
Chief Shi Chu Suiliang, who came from the car behind, quickly shouted to the guards.
"Chu Changshi?"
Seeing Chu Suiliang, the guards were startled.
After reacting, he bowed respectfully to Li Xuan.
"I've met the king!"
Immediately, he shouted with joy:
"The king returns home!"
"The king returns home..."
After several high-pitched and excited shouts, all the officials, big and small, who were working in the palace, quickly ran out.
They looked expectantly at Li Xuan and the others who came in from the gate.
All the officials and servants of the Jin Palace quickly stood on both sides and bowed their hands in salute to Li Xuan and others.
However, after getting up, his eyes were blank.
They were all low-level officials. Among Li Xuan and his party, they only knew Cheng Chusi and Li Chongyi, a few dandies who often fought in Chang'an City. As for Li Yuan, Li Chengqian, and Li Xuan, they did not know each other.
However, the old man in front, wearing a sheepskin cotton-padded jacket, was full of authority and could walk in the middle. He was obviously a person of high status.
The young man on the left, in terms of age, is consistent with the age of their king.
However, wearing a sheepskin cotton-padded jacket, coupled with the curious and wandering expressions on their faces, all the officials had strange expressions on their faces.
"Ahem..."
Seeing this, Chu Suiliang understood what was going on. Although he felt a headache for his king's behavior, which was like that of a peasant boy entering the palace, he still quickly looked solemn and shouted to the officials.
"This is the Supreme Emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and this is the Great King. Please pay your respects quickly!"
ah?
Hearing this, all the officials and servants trembled in their hearts.
Why are the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince here too?
It was the housekeeper Li Chang who reacted first and bowed down to Li Yuan, Li Xuan and others with excitement on his face.
"Little man Li Chang, pay homage to the Supreme Emperor, pay homage to His Highness the Crown Prince, and pay homage to the Great King!"
In fact, as a servant of the Li family, Li Chang met Li Yuan and even Li Xuan in Taiyuan a few years ago.
However, Li Yuan and Li Xuan were both wearing sheepskin cotton-padded jackets, which made Li Chang not recognize them for a moment.
Immediately, all the officials and servants rushed to greet him.
Li Xuan didn't have much interest in these etiquettes. He just nodded at the group of servants and officials, and then walked around to look at his palace.
On the contrary, Li Yuan changed his indifference in Lijiazhuang and became full of enthusiasm towards every official.
Especially after seeing that the butler Li Chang looked familiar, he even called the butler to him and asked him in detail.
The Jin Palace is much larger than Li Xuan imagined.
After roughly walking around, Li Xuan estimated that there were at least more than 100 acres of land.
And every courtyard is decorated very luxuriously and magnificently.
However, Li Xuan always felt that something was wrong.
Um?
Suddenly, after walking into King Jin's study, Li Xuan frowned and finally remembered that something was wrong.
The room is dark and there is no light!
"Your Majesty, is this study not to your liking?"
Chu Suiliang asked quickly.
"Chu Changshi, why don't these houses have glass windows?"
Li Xuan said doubtfully.
"Forehead!"
Hearing this, Chu Suiliang quickly looked around, and then quickly explained: "Your Majesty, forgive me, it should be that when the prisoner was repairing the palace, he still followed the past practice and did not think of the glass windows!"
"However, if the king likes glass windows, I will arrange for them to be replaced with glass windows in the palace."
In fact, Chu Suiliang had a guess that he didn't dare to say out loud. It should be that the craftsmen who were the supervisors felt that glass was too expensive and were reluctant to install it in the palace.