Wang Changling and his wife came to the bedroom. After all, grandma’s house is also a wealthy resident with some wealth. From the carvings on the doors and windows to the furniture inside the house, from the golden pair of curtain hooks to the dragon and phoenix carvings on the bed frame, from the big red brocade quilt to the two pillows. The pattern of mandarin ducks playing in the water, coupled with the strong scent of Western Region Qin perfume in the room, gave the couple a feeling of entering the newlywed bridal chamber.
Wang Changling reached out and took Furong into his arms: "Furong, my Furong, my sister Furong, let us enjoy the feeling of the wedding night at my grandma's house in Luoyang, the eastern capital." So, two hungry and thirsty girls Their lips came together again. Next is the skillful use of a series of supporting actions such as unbuttoning and taking off clothes...
Fleur woke up from her hazy state. She heard the noise outside and could clearly see the furnishings in the room. Fleur felt it was time to get up. Furong carefully admired Brother Chang Ling's fair skin, gently took away Brother Chang Ling's hands from hugging Furong's body, stretched out her lips and kissed Brother Chang Ling's forehead, and then climbed up reluctantly. I got up, put on my clothes, came to the bronze mirror and started dressing up.
Then Changling also woke up, but he didn't want to get up immediately. He turned sideways and silently and intently admired Fu Rong's dressing. Many poems about women’s dressing came to mind:
"Ask the gentleman: Who is the person in the dream? Dot your lips, lower your temples, and wear my green skirt."
"The hills are overlapping and the golden light is extinguished, and the clouds on the temples are aspiring to the fragrant snow on the cheeks. I am too lazy to paint my eyebrows, and it is too late to put on makeup and wash up. Looking at the flowers in the front and rear mirrors, the flowers reflect each other. The newly embroidered rugs, both golden partridges."
"The silk threads are thin and the ice is shiny, and the snow is greasy and fragrant. I am laughing at Tan Lang, and tonight the gauze kitchen pillow is cool."
Changling recalled a passage from "The Peacock Flies Southeast":
"The rooster crows in anticipation of dawn, and the bride puts on her full makeup. Wearing my embroidered skirt, everything is in order. Silk shoes are under her feet, and her head is tortoiseshell. Her waist is as plain as silk, and her ears are full of bright moonlight. Her fingers are like peeled onion roots. , It’s like holding a vermillion pill in your mouth. The delicate steps you make are exquisite and unparalleled in the world.”
Changling finally got up, put on her clothes, came to the front of the bronze mirror, hugged Fu Rong from behind, and pressed her lips to Fu Rong's hair. Suddenly Changling stood up straight, put his hands on Fu Rong's shoulders, stared at Fu Rong's face in the bronze mirror, and murmured:
"Do you have a rivalry with that person? Who is that person, as beautiful as this!"
"As graceful as a frightened giant, graceful as a swimming dragon, glowing with autumn chrysanthemums, and luxuriant spring pines. It seems as if the moon is covered by light clouds, and flutters like snow in the flowing wind. Looking at it from a distance, it is as bright as the morning glow of the sun. It is as bright as the morning glow. Looking at it, it is as bright as a lotus growing out of Lubo. The slenderness of the grain is satisfied and shortened to fit. The shoulders are cut into shape, and the waist is as plain as it should be. The neck is extended and the neck is beautiful, and the luster is exposed. The fragrance is not added, and the plum blossoms are not restrained. The clouds are bunned. Ah, Lian Juan has her eyebrows trimmed, her red lips are bright on the outside, and her white teeth are fresh on the inside..."
Fu Rong suddenly turned around and looked at Brother Chang Ling, her beautiful eyes flickering: "Brother Chang Ling, don't...it's not good for people to see..." Chang Ling said: "Okay, tell me how to arrange today?"
"Didn't you say you would go to Tongtuo Street in the east of the city to see my aunt and uncle today?"
"I think it's better not to rush. First of all, let's walk around. Today I want to go to the east of the city to see it. Have you been to the White Horse Temple? It's very famous! It would be a pity not to visit the White Horse Temple when you go to Luoyang. Yeah. But the White Horse Temple is still more than twenty miles east of the city, and you need to take a carriage. How about it? Do you like to go?"
"As long as Brother Changling likes it, of course Furong will like it." So it was decided to go to White Horse Temple.
After breakfast, just like yesterday, Longer Huzi Wan'er was approved to go out with her cousin and brother-in-law. A group of five people left the Fan family compound, walked through Anqingfang and entered Yu Xiao Street. The five people got on a carriage. Because this kind of carriage is luxuriously decorated, it is commonly known as a "float". This kind of float is specially for rich or prestigious women, and the price is two or three times more expensive than ordinary carriages. But today is the first time that Wang Changling and his beloved wife Furong ride on this kind of float. Of course, Wang Changling will donate generously.
The float has entered Jianchun Street. Jianchun Street is a street that runs from east to west. From this street, you can see a series of cities in the north. To the west is the palace city, in the middle is the imperial city, and to the east are Mingtang, Dongcheng, Yuanbi City and Yaoyi City. Since Wang Changling has read "Overview of Luoyang City" and has a good understanding of the layout of streets and cities in Luoyang City, he can now act as a tour guide for Furonghe and several cousins.
"You see, that palace is the Mingtang. It is the main hall of the imperial palace during the period of Emperor Zetian, and is also called the Wanxiang Palace. The Mingtang was built according to the specifications of the royal palace and Confucian etiquette. It was the place for the emperor's political education. All The palace's sacrifices, court meetings, celebrations, selections and other major ceremonies were all held here.
According to relevant records, in the spring of the third year of Chui Gong, Emperor Zetian demolished the Qianyuan Hall, the main hall of Luoyang Palace in the Sui Dynasty, and built Mingtang on the spot. After nearly a year, the Mingtang was completed on the fifth day of the first month of the fourth year of Chui Gong. Emperor Zetian was very happy with the completion of Mingtang. He entered Mingtang on the first day of the first month of the first year of Yongchang and granted amnesty to Yuan Dynasty. On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Emperor Zetian issued nine instructions in Mingtang to teach all officials. The next day, there was a banquet for all the ministers in Mingtang, and rewards were given to all officials. It was very grand. At the same time, the palace gates were opened wide to allow ordinary people to enter the Mingtang to visit, and the people who came to visit were given food and drinks..."
"This Emperor Zetian is really interesting. It's a pity that we didn't catch up." Furong said
"Also, at that time, Tubo and other tribes in the Western Regions also sent representatives to congratulate him, and Emperor Zetian became famous for a while."
"If the current Emperor Zhongzong does what Emperor Zetian did, then we will also..."
"What a pity, Emperor Zhongzong still likes Chang'an."
"In a few days, we will come to my brother-in-law's house. Can my brother-in-law take us to Chang'an to see the Golden Palace?"
"Okay, if you come to my brother-in-law's house, he will definitely take you to Chang'an to see the Golden Palace. Oh, isn't this the Luoyang Bridge?"
"No, the bridge not far away is Luoyang Bridge, and this bridge is Tianjin Bridge. This Tianjin Bridge is also a famous scenic spot, called 'Tianjin Xiaoyue'" cousin Wan'er told her brother-in-law.
"Really? Can you tell me the story behind this scenic spot?" Furong asked her cousin.
"I'm not good at telling allusions. You'd better ask your brother-in-law."
When it comes to allusions, Wang Changling really knows: "In the first year of Daye, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, people used iron cables to connect countless large ships to form a pontoon bridge. It was not until the early Tang Dynasty that it was converted into a stone bridge. The Luo River passes through the city from west to east. Tianjin Bridge spans the Luo River, echoing the south gate and Duanmen of the Imperial City in the north, and connecting to Dingdingmen Street in the south, which is seven miles long and one hundred and thirty steps long and one hundred steps wide. Every morning at dawn, The moon is still hanging in the sky, and the pedestrians on the Tianjin Bridge are bustling with cars and horses. No wonder the poet Li Xiyi of this dynasty wrote in a poem, "The sound of horses returns outside the blue clouds, and the shadows of people shake in the green waves." It is really a picturesque scene. Tianjin Xiaoyue has always been called one of the eight scenic spots in Luoyang."
Suddenly Long Er said: "Aren't we at East Street?"
"Yes, East Street is almost over, and Tongtuo Street is already in front of us."
While talking, the float had already arrived at Tongtuo Street. Brother Changling’s story begins again:
"Don't underestimate this Tongtuo Street. It is an ancient street left over from the Han and Wei dynasties. You see, that city gate is the Changhe Gate. It is the main entrance to the palace of the ancient city of Luoyang in the Han and Wei dynasties. It is also where the emperors held ceremonies. It is a place for major events such as enthroning the throne or receiving tributes from all directions. Together with the Taiji Hall, the main palace of the palace, and the Xuanyang Gate, the main gate of the capital, it forms the north-south axis of Luoyang City in the Wei, Jin and Northern Wei Dynasties." Brother Chang Ling stopped here and asked: "' Do you understand what "North-South Axis" means? It means that buildings and streets are laid out in a standard north-south direction. You see, this Tongtuo Street is a standard north-south direction, and those city gates are also oriented north-south. Do you understand the direction?"
Fleur and her three cousins nodded at the same time. Brother Changling continued:
"According to historical records, in order to decorate Luoyang City, Emperor Wei Ming ordered all kinds of antiques such as golden figures, bronze camels, and dew bearing trays to be moved from Chang'an. After many hardships along the way, it took more than half a year, but in the end he only had a few A small number of antiques were successfully transported to Luoyang. The most famous of them is a pair of Hanwu bronze camels. According to legend, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty specially cast them to commemorate the opening of the Western Regions. Therefore, Emperor Wei Ming placed the pair of bronze camels in the palace city. On both sides of the street outside Changhemen. Behind the bronze camel, there are bronze horses, bronze dragons, bronze turtles, warding off evil spirits, unicorns, Tianlu, etc. in order. And this street is the famous Bronze Camel Street in history. "
Suddenly Long'er pointed to a city gate and said, "Look, aren't there a pair of bronze camels? And those bronze horses, bronze dragons, bronze turtles and other animal statues?"
Wang Changling looked in the direction Long'er was pointing, and there were indeed many yellow animal statues there, so Changling asked the owner to stop the float and took Furong and her three cousins to walk towards that place. Wang Changling noticed that this Tongtuo Street was indeed extraordinary. It extended from Changhe Gate to Xuanyang Gate, the south gate of Luoyang City at that time. Tongtuo Street has one main road, two auxiliary roads, and three parallel roads. It is 11 to 20 feet wide. It connects the palace to the north and the city to the south. There are government offices, temples and other buildings symmetrically arranged on both sides. It is the most prosperous road in Luoyang. Businessmen gathered on both sides, and every inch of land was valuable. This is the place with the densest concentration of buildings, gardens, terraces and pavilions in the city of Luoyang. It is also a place where poetry, wine, and singing can be heard. No other street can match its brilliance. Tongtuo Street is the soul of Luoyang. It records the joyful songs of Luoyang in its most glorious moments and the sorrows of its darkest moments. The pair of huge bronze camels stood at the end of the street, silently staring south.
Wang Changling turned his attention to the stone road at his feet. It turned out that the center of the road was a neatly paved red sandstone road, about one foot wide. Wang Changling knew that this kind of regular stone pavement should be the royal road for the emperor.
When everyone came to the pair of bronze camels outside Changhemen, they saw that the humps on the camels' backs were rising high, which indeed looked like towering mountain peaks. The long and fluffy camel hair all over the body forms a beautiful streamline, showing the perseverance of the camel's character; its quiet and peaceful attitude shows the camel's composure and perseverance; and the bell tied around the neck makes people realize the camel's strength. optimism.
The three cousins were very busy. They turned around among the bronze horses, bronze dragons, bronze turtles, evil spirits, unicorns, and Tianlu. They kept reaching out here, touching, and patting there. They felt that they couldn't see enough. Can't see hidden.
Wang Changling and his wife finally got on the float with their cousins, left Tongtuo Street and continued eastward. Soon, Zhengdong Monroe Gate appeared in front of us. There are three gates in the east of Luoyang, Jianchun Gate in the south, Shangdong Gate in the north, and Luomen Gate in the middle. At this time, the float turns left and drives to the upper east gate, exits the city gate, and enters Zhongtong Lane outside the east gate of the city, which is also the "Bronze Camel Street". There was an international trade market here at that time, called "Fengdu City". It is adjacent to the Luo River in the west, with rows of peach and willow trees and high-rise tiled houses, red and green. In spring, peach blossoms are dotted, butterflies flutter, warblers sing on the willows, and swallows cut through the blue waves. The beauty of the scenery is unique, no less than that of Shi Chong's Golden Valley Garden. The place is densely populated, and whenever dusk falls, the smoke from every house's kitchen smoke curls up like a misty rain. People call this spectacle "Bronze Camel Dusk Rain".
The float passed the Tongtuo Road, entered a stone road covered by two rows of holly trees, and rushed towards the White Horse Temple, "the first ancient temple in China".
