After the epidemic.
Luoyang City is once again busy with traffic and people are coming and going on the streets.
Luoyang City seemed to have returned to normal, but those who were interested discovered that countless business travelers from outside turned a blind eye to the open gate of Luoyang and refused to enter.
Compared with before March, Luoyang's vitality has been severely damaged now. The plague has dealt a heavy blow to Luoyang's economy. It is not known how long it will take to restore its former prosperity.
The officials of Luoyang Prefecture couldn't help but feel shocked. Fortunately, they followed Fan Zheng's plan and asked the court to share their land with slaves. If they offended the court again, I'm afraid Luoyang would be completely destroyed.
"My lords, the 30,000 yuan allocated by the imperial court has been received, and half of the summer tax has been waived. With the imperial court's help, Luoyang will definitely be able to tide over the difficulties!" Fan Zheng looked around at the officials in Luoyang and said loudly.
"The imperial envoy is wise."
Luoyang officials breathed a sigh of relief. The support from the imperial court gave Luoyang Mansion a chance to breathe.
Fan Zheng said solemnly: "The great epidemic in Luoyang not only endangered the lives of the people, but also greatly reduced Luoyang's tax revenue. It is not too late to mend the situation before it is too late. The city of Luoyang must strictly implement the methods of medical treatment."
All the Luoyang officials nodded solemnly. If the doctors had not put an end to the epidemic in March, not only would Luoyang be in danger, but their lives would also be threatened. At present, there was no resistance to the promotion of the medical city.
At this moment, following Fan Zheng's order, a large number of extremely poor households in Luoyang City took to the streets and cleaned the streets. Public toilets were built in Luoyang City one after another, and the entire Luoyang City suddenly took on a new look.
However, what Fan Zheng didn't expect was that both the first and second parties of the medical city in Luoyang were unimpeded, but when it came to the third party of the medical city, Fan Zheng encountered great resistance.
It is not that Luoyang has no way to build parks. On the contrary, Luoyang is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties and has many famous gardens passed down from dynasties. In the Song Dynasty, there was a saying that "only cold food is eaten during festivals in the world, and Luoyang is the most famous garden in the world."
It stands to reason that with Luoyang City having such abundant resources, it would be extremely easy to implement the third-party medical city.
However, what leaves Fan Zheng at a loss is that there are nineteen famous gardens in Luoyang. Most of them are based on the sites of abandoned gardens in the Tang Dynasty. Eighteen of them are private gardens, and only one of them is under the control of Luoyang Prefecture. , and it is not open to the public and is used as a place for officials to play.
Fan Zheng sighed: "If there are no famous gardens in Luoyang City, I can directly order the construction of parks. However, there are famous gardens everywhere in Luoyang City. If we invest a lot of money to build parks, it would be extravagant and wasteful, and it is really contrary to medical principles! "
Han Wei frowned and said, "Most of the famous gardens in Luoyang are private gardens. Only elites from famous families can see their prosperity, and ordinary people have no chance to see them, let alone let the famous gardens be made public for the common people to visit."
Fan Zheng looked around at all the officials in Luoyang and said solemnly: "So I have a way to revitalize Luoyang and make Luoyang's famous gardens open to the outside world."
"Seriously?" The Luoyang official couldn't help but be happy.
If Luoyang Famous Garden is really opened to the outside world, Luoyang City will save a lot of money, which is great news for Luoyang, which is currently financially tight.
Fan Zheng solemnly nodded and said: "Tomorrow, at the old site of Luoyang Shendu Garden, I will invite eighteen famous garden owners in Luoyang to enjoy peonies together!"
"Shendu Garden."
All the officials in Luoyang couldn't help but be shocked.
Shendu Garden is the Western Garden of the Tang Dynasty royal garden. During the reign of Wu Zetian, it was renamed Shendu Garden. It is the only remaining public garden in Luoyang Prefecture, and its scale has been greatly reduced. It has long lived up to its reputation.
"I obey the imperial envoy's instructions!" the Luoyang official solemnly said.
Day two!
At the former site of Shendu Garden, spring was warm, flowers were blooming, and hundreds of officials gathered.
The former Shendu Garden once again regained its bustle, as if reappearing the glory of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
At the head of the hundred officials, there was a pair of gods and goddesses that attracted everyone's attention. They were Fan Zheng and Li Qingzhao.
Now that the plague in Luoyang has subsided and Fan Zheng is about to leave Luoyang, the two naturally miss every opportunity to get together. Moreover, Li Qingzhao's poetic talent is the highest in the Song Dynasty, so it is not unexpected to be invited to Shendu Garden.
Han Wei accompanied him and said: "Shengdu Garden was the royal garden of the former dynasty. It's a pity that the imperial envoy came to find some. Today's peonies have just bloomed. When they bloom, it will be a major scenic spot in Luoyang. "
Luoyang's peonies are famous all over the world. As a royal garden, Shendu Garden naturally has a wide range of peonies planted there.
"Of course! The peonies are in full bloom and the whole city of Luoyang is fragrant. It is really a great scene. With the talents of everyone Fan and Li, I think there will be famous stories that will be passed down through the ages." The owner of Zhang's famous garden complimented.
The head of the Liu family of the Liu family's famous garden shook his head and said: "Brother Zhang must have underestimated the imperial envoy. Back then, the imperial envoy and Miss Li composed fourteen consecutive poems in harmony, which shocked the past and the present. Now that the imperial envoy visits the old site of Shendu Garden, I think there must be something." Famous stories passed down through the ages.”
"Of course, please also ask the imperial envoy to leave the calligraphy treasure..."
The owners of famous gardens all expressed their compliments, and they were invited to come. On the one hand, it was because of Fan Zheng's kindness in saving the entire Luoyang City, and on the other hand, because Fan Zheng had continued to write famous stories throughout the ages. If he could leave a famous story in Luoyang City, he would surely It has become a tourist attraction like Yanqiu in Kaifeng and the middle wall of Lifu Road.
Fan Zheng and Li Qingzhao looked at each other and couldn't help but smile sweetly when they remembered the past.
"You all have high regard for me, Fan. Fan came to Luoyang City to quell the plague. How can I think of writing an article?" Fan Zheng waved his hand.
All Luoyang officials couldn't help but feel very sorry.
"But Mr. Li has been in Luoyang for about a year. He must have some knowledge of Luoyang's famous gardens. I wonder if he has any masterpieces?" Fan Zheng changed his words and turned the topic to Li Kefei.
"Master Li!"
All the officials in Luoyang were stunned.
Li Kefei came from Kaifeng to avoid court disputes and kept a very low profile. In terms of literary talent, his daughter Li Qingzhao and future son-in-law Fan Zheng even overshadowed him.
"Could it be that the imperial envoy wants to make a name for his future father-in-law? Let him become famous in the Shendu Garden." Everyone in Luoyang thought, and even Li Qingzhao glanced at Fan Zheng in surprise.
His father has been working hard for 40 years and has never failed once. If nothing unexpected happens, he may continue to work hard. Fan Zheng took the initiative to make Li Kefei famous, which may help him break his creative bottleneck.
"Master Li, please present your calligraphy treasure!" Everyone cheered.
Li Kefei was immediately put on the shelf and had to pick up his pen and frown and think. Suddenly, he had an idea and thought of Fan Zheng's purpose of inviting everyone to visit the Shendu Garden today. He immediately wrote: "Luoyang is in the world, holding Wei Mianzhi. The resistance is to be the throat of Qin Long, while Zhao and Wei are gathering together, covering a must-contested area for all four sides...
"Okay!" Li Kefei's writing style was extremely vigorous, and he immediately aroused applause from the whole room.
Li Kefei raised Luoyang very high, and connected the rise and fall of Luoyang with the rise and fall of the world.
Later, Li Kefei saw the declining Shendu Garden in front of him, and recalled the prosperity of Shendu Garden during Wu Zetian's period. He couldn't help but feel it, and he wrote as if he was inspired.
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"Furthermore, the order and chaos of the world can be determined by the rise and fall of Luoyang; the rise and fall of Luoyang can be determined by the abandonment and prosperity of gardens. So is the writing of "Famous Gardens" in vain?"
"The prosperity and decline of Luoyang are due to the abandonment and prosperity of gardens."
All Luoyang officials couldn't help but be shocked. They thought that Luoyang was the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties and the Shendu Garden flourished. But now that the epidemic in Luoyang has just passed, Luoyang today is in decline just like the Shendu Garden in front of them.
At the moment, everyone couldn't help but look at Li Kefei with astonishment. Li Kefei has always had a low reputation. In the past, Su Shi was an astonishing scholar with great talent and beauty. Later, Fan Zheng and Li Qingzhao became a blockbuster. Even his generation Qin Guan sang "Magpie Bridge Immortal" He left behind masterpieces that have been handed down from generation to generation, but Li Kefei’s name is not as loud as that of Li Qingzhao’s father.
Today, Li Kefei has finally become a blockbuster, breaking out of his cocoon and becoming a butterfly.
"Woohoo! The ministers and officials only entered the dynasty, letting go of their own selfish interests and forgetting about the governance of the world. Suddenly, if you want to retreat and enjoy this pleasure, what's the point? This is the end of the Tang Dynasty."
After Li Kefei finished writing the last sentence, he couldn't help but feel enlightened. He had been depressed for many years because of his lack of poetry, and the depression of going to Luoyang to escape the imperial strife was finally gone.
""The Story of Famous Gardens in Luoyang""
The officials in Luoyang looked at Li Kefei writing the title of the article with confusion, and couldn't help but feel mixed emotions in their hearts. They witnessed the birth of an eternal famous article, but this eternal famous article was not written by them.
"Congratulations, Brother Li!"
Han Wei said solemnly.
Li Kefei was able to write "Records of Famous Gardens in Luoyang", although he had the support of his prospective son-in-law Fan Zheng, but his own talent should not be underestimated.
Li Kefei gave Fan Zheng a complicated look. He had made things difficult for Fan Zheng in every possible way, and was unmoved even by Fan Zheng's famous poems. But he never thought that his famous poems would be born because of Fan Zheng.
Li Qingzhao couldn't help but feel proud. It was because of Fan Zheng's evil prescription that she wrote one eternal masterpiece after another, and now her father's eternal masterpieces also originated from Fan Zheng.
This time, she wanted to see how her father could argue.
However, all the owners of famous gardens in Luoyang fell into silence. Li Kefei's last sentence was a pun, reminding the scholar-bureaucrats not to indulge in the pleasure of famous gardens, but to do practical things for the country.
In fact, to remind them, the owners of famous gardens, they naturally knew that Fan Zheng was promoting the third party medical city in Luoyang, so they set their sights on these famous gardens, hoping to promote the third party medical city at the lowest cost.
However, these famous gardens are their lifelong efforts and their capital to win over officials. How can they be willing to make them public?
Fan Zheng looked around at the owners of famous gardens and said mercilessly: "Luoyang is in decline, and if nothing else happens, it will continue to decline. No matter how well you build your famous gardens, they are just a cover-up! You and all the famous gardens are in decline. The gardens combined are not even half as beautiful as the Shendu Garden back then."
The faces of the owners of Luoyang's famous gardens couldn't help but change. Although they were dissatisfied with Fan Zheng's comments, they were unable to argue. Without the support of the capital, Luoyang's decline was irreversible.
"However, Fan has a party that can revive Luoyang!" Fan Zheng changed his words.
"Please also ask the imperial envoy to rejuvenate and save Luoyang from the fire and water." Han Wei cupped his hands and cooperated.
Other Luoyang officials and the owners of famous gardens could not help but look at Fan Zheng eagerly. As we all know, Fan Zheng's evil side has never been defeated. If Fan Zheng can really revive Luoyang, Luoyang officials will support Fan Zheng at all costs.
Fan Zheng nodded solemnly and said: "As my father-in-law said, the prosperity and decline of Luoyang are due to the abandonment and prosperity of gardens, but we can do the opposite and use the prosperity of gardens to promote the rejuvenation of Luoyang!"
"Use the prosperity of gardens to drive the renaissance of Luoyang?" Li Kefei couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He had just used the rise and fall of the dynasty to criticize Luoyang's famous gardens, but Fan Zheng went against it and took the initiative to promote the reputation of famous gardens.
Everyone else in Luoyang also looked at Fan Zheng in confusion.
Fan Zheng frowned and said: "Although Luoyang City is the Western Capital of the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty also had Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo, Yingtian Prefecture in Nanjing, and Daming Prefecture in Beijing. Emperors of the Song Dynasty have visited Luoyang City several times."
Suddenly all the officials in Luoyang blushed. Today's Luoyang is nominally the capital of the Song Dynasty, but in fact it is no different from an ordinary city. Several generations of emperors have never set foot in Luoyang.
"Although Luoyang has lost its advantage as a capital, it is still the old capital of the Han and Tang Dynasties, leaving a rich legacy to Luoyang. There is one thing that will be the key to Luoyang's revival." Fan Zhengdao.
"Luoyang Famous Garden?" Li Kefei cooperated.
"No! To be precise, it should be the peony in the famous garden in Luoyang!" Fan Zheng said solemnly, looking at the peony flower bones that had just been exposed in front of Li Qingzhao.
"peony?"
Everyone in Luoyang suddenly realized that the famous gardens in Luoyang may each have their own specialties. However, due to the influence of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, every famous garden is full of peonies, and there are even many famous gardens that specialize in peonies.
Fan Zheng sneered and said: "However, the city of Luoyang has hidden pearls. The peonies are kept with rare goods, and all kinds of precious peonies are locked in famous gardens. They are only for their own selfishness and forget about the world. How can Luoyang be immortal? reason.
The owners of famous gardens were immediately dissatisfied. How could the decline of Luoyang be related to their famous gardens?
"Fan heard that there is a thousand-year-old king of peonies in the Garden of the City of Gods. Where is it now?" Fan Zheng asked.
Li Kefei couldn't help but sigh: "Dong established the West Garden at the former site of Shendu Garden, and the Peony King has been admitted to Dong's West Garden."
"No wonder the famous Shendu Garden in the previous dynasty only had such dilapidated walls. Even thousand-year-old peonies were collected by private gardens. As a result, no one would come to Luoyang to see the peonies." Fan Zheng said nothing. You are welcome to reveal the bloody reality of Luoyang.
Everyone in Luoyang couldn't help but look shocked.
Han Wei looked a little worried and said: "Dong's Western Garden was taken over by the imperial court due to tax arrears in the previous dynasty."
Fan Zheng waved his hand and said: "Then immediately demolish the wall of Dong's West Garden and re-merge it into the Shendu Garden. If Luoyang wants to prosper, it must rely on the name of the former Shendu Garden and help Wu Zetian denounce Peony. The legend, coupled with countless famous poems describing peonies in the Tang Dynasty, was used to organize a peony festival to attract people from all over the world to Luoyang to see the splendor of peonies."
"Peony Party!"
Luoyang officials were shocked.
Fan Zheng's prescription is indeed an evil one. Since Luoyang cannot enjoy the advantages of being the capital of the Song Dynasty, it should seize the advantages of the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, and then use the unique peonies all over the city to build Luoyang City into a peony holy land.
"As far as Fan knows, the flowering period of peonies lasts nearly half a month. The Shendu Garden alone cannot keep foreign tourists in Luoyang City for long. There is only one way to make Luoyang prosperous, and that is to open all the famous gardens in Luoyang to the outside world. Open up, let people from all over the world linger in Luoyang, and with the name of peonies, the prosperity of famous gardens, and the reputation of the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, let the name of Luoyang become famous all over the world again."
Fan Zheng revealed all his plans, and everyone's breath suddenly froze.
Everyone knows that once Fan Zheng's evil prescription is implemented, Luoyang's revival is just around the corner, and the third party in the medical city can also be solved easily.
The biggest question now is whether the owners of famous gardens are willing to disclose the famous gardens that they regard as treasures.
(End of chapter)
