Crown Tang emperor

Zheng Jin walked out from the corridor on one side, and waved to Li Tong to admire his newly furnished room.Li Tong was also very curious about the normal daily living environment of Tang people, and walked over after hearing the sound.

Although Ren Zhiyuan is only an inconspicuous palace in the Taichu Palace, its scale is also not small.Located in the northwest is the main hall, the Hall of Renzhi. It is also the most common double eaves structure in the Taichu Palace that Li Tong saw.However, this hall has been banned and is not in use, and Li Tong's arrival is obviously not qualified to open the hall.

Around the main hall, there are a series of pavilions of different heights, which are divided into areas of different sizes by corridors and flowing water.

Those assigned to Yongwang's family are mainly concentrated on the south side of Renzhiyuan, occupying about one-third of the entire palace area. Centered on the residence of the concubine Fang, it radiates forward, backward, left, and right. There are thirty or forty rooms, large and small, not including the pavilions and pavilions dotted among them.

Wandering in this new environment, Li Tong also felt sincerely that the wealth of the Tian family is not in vain, and even the definition of down and out is quite different from that of the folks.He is just a troubled grandson of the emperor, an idle clan who is waiting to be slaughtered, once he introduces his living environment, he still seems to be showing off his wealth.You can imagine what kind of life the real favorites and dignitaries enjoy.

There is no mansion in Luoyang, and there is no master in Chang'an.In history, Bai Juyi traveled for many years, and finally bought a big house covering an area of ​​[-] mu in Ludaofang, Luoyang. The result was so beautiful that his nose was bubbling, and his poems and prose were full of words to describe his house life.Li Tong's current state can really say a word without shame, a good life is worse than a good life, your end point is my starting point!

But when he thought that Bai Juyi didn't have a grandma named Wu Zetian, his complacency disappeared.People are Coptis chinensis wrapped in sugar, first bitter and then sweet, but he is wrapped in sugar, and the layer of sugar skin is about to burst, there is really nothing to be ashamed of.

Li Tong's residence is arranged on the southwest side of Renzhiyuan. The pond, which covers an area of ​​​​acres, has a flower garden on the east side of the pond, and a bamboo patch on the southwest, extending all the way to the outside of the Renzhiyuan.

In the middle of the pool, there is another small island formed by gathering soil. Naturally, the scale is not as large as the three islands of Jiuzhou Pool, but there is also a small and exquisite viewing platform on it, and a pavilion stands on the small platform. There is a room with railings on all sides to play in the water.

The purely literal description makes it appear that the environment of this residence is elegant, but it is not.Before Li Tong's family moved in, the Renzhiyuan had been abandoned for several years, so the pool water was slightly muddy, with many rotten lotus leaves and other sundries floating on the water surface, and mosquitoes and flies buzzing and circling.

The bamboo forest has not been pruned, and grows in disorder, and some bamboo branches have even poked into the pavilion.The flower garden is also a mess, with overgrown flowers and plants, and there are obvious traces of footprints left by palace people collecting flower petals.

In this park, there are more than a dozen maidservants and eunuchs who are busy cleaning up.When Zheng Jin entered it, he couldn't help stamping his feet and yelling, urging the palace servants to speed up the repairs.

Seeing the obvious hesitation on Li Tong's face, she sighed again: "Ah Lang is still kind-hearted, I don't know how cruel these lowly maidservants are in private. They generally know a little about dignity, how could they abuse A-lang to... …Tigers and wolves in the wild, we know that they are vicious and difficult to deal with, so we avoid them at worst. But these evil insects and maggots look small and harmless, and they are the most able to lick human flesh and blood clean! The old people in the mansion have been scattered earlier It's gone, Ouchi appointed these people, who knows how many poisonous ears and eyes are hidden inside, it is really not worthy of pity!"

When Li Tong heard this, he also felt a sense of crisis in his heart, and he couldn't help looking at the pavilion road lying in mid-air tens of meters away. Under the sun, he could see many armored figures walking on it, which made him give birth An uncomfortable feeling of thorns in the back.

"Whether they are good or evil has nothing to do with me. My family has fallen to this point, and it has nothing to do with them. Since you can't be intimate, then stay away from them. Even if you make things difficult for them, it will help me. Mutual Embarrassment, mutual resentment, daily meeting even more lost my peace of mind."

Li Tong expressed his feelings, but Zheng Jin felt something different when he heard it. The woman wiped the corners of her eyes and sobbed: "The lady is infatuated and cruel, so she left the servant girl to look after A Lang. Although A Lang was kind in the past, his words were only good." , will always be bullied and underestimated by others, but now he can finally have his own words and deeds, which shows that he has really grown up. It must be the sincerity of the lady who followed her life and death to move the sky, so that Alang can be extra favored so that Alang can be accepted by His Royal Highness again teach..."

Hearing Zheng Jin's ramblings, Li Tong couldn't laugh or cry, he just raised his hand to interrupt her, and then whispered: "These considerations, I only care about them in the future, no matter whether you are in front of people or behind people, my aunt doesn't have to hold her tongue anymore The creation of life is the most fascinating thing, and this kind of disturbance can be avoided if it can be avoided."

"Yes Yes……"

Zheng Jin wiped away the moisture from the corners of his eyes, looked at Li Tong's face, and still couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "Ah Lang is really grown up, really grown up..."

Hearing Zheng Jin's endless emotions, Li Tong also felt helpless. He really didn't know how naive and ignorant Li Shouyi was before, so that he comforted the people around him so much with a few casual words.It can be seen that it is also necessary for him to fabricate the experience of the soul wandering in the underworld, otherwise there is no way to explain the change in temperament.

The housekeepers are still in the process of sweeping, and at the moment, only a central hall for receiving guests and two ear rooms that can be temporarily used as bedrooms and study rooms have been cleaned up.

The utensils in the room are arranged in a simple and orderly manner. The curtains hanging on the four walls are all newly cut plain yarns, and they seem to have been soaked in some spices before they are hung. The door and windows are breezed, and the room is full of dark fragrance.

In addition to the curtains hanging in the middle hall, there are also several screens, either large ones or even fans, and the materials are also wood and bamboo.The bamboo screen is hollowed out, with simple patterns and graceful curves.The frame of the wooden screen is painted with lacquer, and the gold and silver flat-off patterns are polished, covered with gauze, and there are hidden paintings of flowers and birds.

Li Tong caressed these utensils and furniture carefully in the room. To him, they are all real antiques. Although they have not been refined by time and are less heavy, the exquisite and new furnishings are even more lovable. .

If these things are in later generations, they will all need to be collected in museums or the private collections of some antique dealers, and need to be carefully maintained. How can he have the opportunity to enjoy them like this.

Zheng Jin still couldn't help complaining that Zhang She was too crude, even the middle hall for ordinary people's hospitality was not as good.Hearing this, Li Tong felt that she was thinking too much, it was not easy to survive, and how could he have the opportunity to receive any guests here.

The side room used as a bedroom is smaller in size, but it still has a space of more than 30 square meters. The floor of the room is covered with smooth and cool straw mats, which can be directly entered without shoes.This is only a side room, the main bedroom is still at the back of the middle hall, and it is still being cleaned and arranged.

The hanging screen divides the room into three areas, big and small. There are two rope beds facing the door. The legs of the beds are less than one foot low. It is obvious that they are not for people to sit on, but just to avoid the moisture on the ground.There is a table in front of the rope bed, which can be used for people to sit for a long time.In the corner, there are a few beds and seats arranged randomly, and there are several cages for storing sundries.

The inner area is more private. A long couch is stacked with several dragon beard mats. Opposite is a row of cabinets of different heights. The cabinets mainly store some clothes and the like. T-shirts Hu clothing with lapel collars, crotchless shirts, brocade half-arms, etc., the styles are different, and the colors are also crimson and purple, colorful.

Although the Tang Dynasty had already formed relatively strict clothing color regulations, what kind of social class should wear which color, but there were also common rules that the bottom should not be chaotic, and the top could be connected with the bottom.At any rate, Li Tong is also a county king who can be called a widow, so there are not many restrictions in this regard. As long as he is willing, he can basically control himself into a kaleidoscope.

The innermost part is the real bedroom, a couch made of agarwood wood, surrounded by a curtain hanging from above, with pearls the size of a fingertip falling lightly from the corner of the tent, and the bed is covered with a thick mattress, the material is flexible and soft, The air permeability is very good, and you can even feel the breeze flowing under your body when you lie on it.

Li Tong doesn't know exactly what the daily life and utensils of ordinary people in this era are like, but he is still very satisfied with the current living room environment.Of course, he also understands that it is really because he is content and happy, and this kind of living environment is still far from that of a real powerful man.

Not to mention that the nanny Zheng Jin has been rambling that the living arrangement is too crude, not even as good as the ordinary rich families in the two capitals.As far as Li Tong knows, there is still a lot of room for improvement in living expenses at this level.The standard of his analogy is the discovery of the cellars of the Hejia Village in Xi'an in later generations.

The secret treasure of Hejia Village is well-known in later generations.In addition to a large amount of gold and silver treasures, the most important among them are all kinds of precious artifacts from the Tang Dynasty, several of which were rated as national treasures alone.

Some scholars in later generations speculated that the owner of this batch of secret treasures might be Li Shouli, the eldest son of Li Tong's family, but some scholars argued that it was someone else.Not to mention who the owners of these secret treasures are, it is obvious that Li Tong's living expenses are far from that standard, and it has nothing to do with luxury, but just comfort.

It was indeed very comfortable. Li Tong didn't sleep well last night. He just wanted to try the comfort of this bed, but he fell asleep shortly after he lay down.

But he didn't sleep for too long, soon there was a loud shout from outside the room: "Xunnu, Sunnu, are you in the room? I told you to come and find me, why don't you come?"

While speaking, a figure rushed into the room like the wind.

Chapter 0014 A brood of chicks

Li Tong was awakened from a light sleep, his mind was in a daze, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a big sweat-stained face on top of his head, and subconsciously raised his leg and kicked it.

"Good boy, how dare you plot against brother! This time it doesn't count, you come, let's compete! If you win, I will be your brother from now on!"

Li Shouli was caught off guard, and was kicked and rolled out of bed, but this rolling immediately left a string of stains on the newly laid floor mat.

All the dust and sweat on this kid's body rubbed off on the mat.He didn't feel embarrassed, he jumped up, and there was even more mud and sand flying under the soles of his boots.

Li Tong had just come to his senses at this moment, seeing this scene, he only felt a pain in the head, although he didn't have any cleanliness, but seeing the newly furnished room being ruined like this by this mud monkey, he didn't feel sorry for this kid's life experience, I just think that if he were Wu Zetian, he would definitely have to be beaten every day!

Li Shouli didn't know what was going on in Li Tong's heart. He provoked a few words and saw that Li Tong didn't respond. He just stared straight at him, feeling bored. He sat cross-legged on the ground, and didn't care if the mud from the soles of his boots was wiped directly on his trouser legs. , it seems that there is a high probability that they ran over dripping with mud.

"Haha, my brother knows that you are recovering from a serious illness, so he won't bully you. We won't compete until you recover!"

Li Shouli obviously has not yet entered the state of confinement, which shows that his nerves are considered thick. It should be noted that his family was escorted back after Li Xian's death. It has been more than three years now, and they still look carefree.

He laughed and leaned forward, pulled Li Tong and said with a smile: "Just now I went to look for you in the empress's house, but I was kicked out, and the empress also told me not to come and ask you. Brother, what kind of temper is it, Sunnu, you don't know , I don’t know the whole story, how can I sleep well? Tell me boldly, if you offend your empress, brother will be flogged on your behalf!”

Hearing this, Li Tong couldn't help guessing that this kid would be beaten into a barometer of his body in the future. In addition to the cruel officials' persecution, Fang's family law punishment probably also accounted for a large proportion.

He still can't reach the level of familiarity with this blood brother, but seeing that the other party trampled his bedroom so dirty, he couldn't help but opened his mouth and said: "Li Jizi, you dare to rush into my bedroom again in the future Smudge, I will never say a word to you!"

Li Tong's small name is Xunnu, Ji Zi is Li Shouli's nickname, and their elder brother Li Guangshun's small name is Dumb.This is what Li Tong thought of when he first met his family. He didn't know the relationship between these nicknames at first, but after a short sleep, his thinking became clearer, and he suddenly realized that these three nicknames were all related to him. Cockfighting related!

Li Guangshun's nickname means dumb as a chicken, and the person who trained this dumb chicken is called Ji Yuzi.As for Li Tong's nickname, Xunnu, Xun's feathers are chickens.To put it simply, in the eyes of their father Li Xian, they are three brothers, two little chicks, and a chicken trainer.

People in Tang Dynasty love to fight, and cockfighting is a popular recreational activity.Therefore, Prince Li Xian is a serious enthusiast, how much does he love?Let's put it this way, because Li Xian loves cockfighting, it may indirectly affect the opening of the golden age of Tang poetry decades later!

Wang Bo, one of the four sons of the early Tang Dynasty, was demoted because of Li Xian's hobby.Wang Bo became famous when he was young, and was later summoned by Li Xian, who was granted the title of King Pei, to serve in the mansion. He wrote "The Chicken Essay on the King of Ying", and the king of England was Li Xian, the third son of Wu Zetian, who angered Emperor Gaozong and demoted him.Wang Bo's call to action can probably be called the two most popular call to action in the Tang Dynasty together with "Wu Shi Calligraphy" written by Luo Binwang, another of the four sons of the early Tang Dynasty.

Li Xian not only harmed Wang Bo, but also continued this bad taste to his children.

Li Tong couldn't change what had happened, but the only thing he wasn't angry about was why both he and Li Guangshun were chickens while Li Shouli trained chickens?

Seeing that this kid is so nervous, let him train, there is a high probability that he will lead all the brothers into the ditch, which shows that Li Xianzhi doesn't know people well.From Li Tong's point of view, Li Guangshun's nickname, Dumb, was given to Li Shouli to be worthy of his name.

"Ah, ha? How dare you talk to brother like that? I'm afraid you have forgotten the strength of my magic fist!"

Hearing this, Li Shouli groaned and jumped up, waving his fists in a threatening gesture.

Li Tong rolled his eyelids and said, "Aren't you curious about what my mother and I said? Then I'll tell you, the night before I fell ill and left my soul, I was attracted by Aye and taught me a lot, Aye also told me Ji Zi is stupid It's very serious, I want you to discipline me well. Do you listen to Aye's words or not?"

"I, I... You are a liar, so I won't believe it!"

After Li Shouli heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he waved his hands and shouted.

Li Tong was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, many people were bluffed by his words, especially his aunt Fang, who believed them without any doubt, but Li Shouli did not work here.Could it be that this kid just looks careless on the surface, but is actually wise and foolish inside?

"Unless you tell me, why did Aye call me Kiko!"

Li Shouli scratched his neck and shouted again.

Damn, it's too early to boast!

If it was before just now, Li Tong would have to think about it, but now he just said it casually.

After Li Shouli listened to it, he suddenly realized: "So that's the case! No wonder my brother is called Dumb. If Aye didn't tell you, who would have thought of it?"

The corners of Li Tong's mouth twitched when he heard this, who would have thought of it except you?How ignorant and ignorant is it to express this kind of soul emotion?No wonder Fang was ashamed before and said that he had not educated his brothers. Now it seems that this shame is really not modesty.

But he hadn't finished expressing his feelings here, Li Shouli was already filled with grief, covering his face and crying: "Aye, Aye...why are you willing to see Sunnu and not me? I'm just being naughty, so I'm not as obedient as brother ...You told me to protect my mother and brother when I was young, I will remember it in my heart..."

Li Tong was taken aback by his howling, and heard the sound of footsteps at the door. It seemed that the busy maids in the courtyard were also alarmed, and hurried forward to cover Li Shouli's mouth, and said in a low voice: "Don't cry anymore, what Aye told me, don't tell outsiders! There are people who are not good at eyes and ears, and they will harm my family. You have to listen to me to teach you what to say and do in the future. This is what Aye told me. !"

"Hmm... I, I listen, I listen to you, I listen to Aye..."

Li Shouli struggled hesitantly, but after hearing that it was Aye's order, he nodded obediently, wiped the tears from his eyes, and sobbed for a while, staring at Li Tong, his eyes full of longing and nostalgia.It can be seen that this kid is not heartless, and his sincere admiration for his father is pitiful.

But soon Li Tong realized that it was too early to make any conclusions about this kid.After sobbing for a long while, Li Shouli hesitated to speak, but he couldn't hold back in the end, leaned close to Li Tong and said in a low voice: "Xunnu, since you saw Aye, have you heard Aye talk about the past? In the middle, Aye promised to give me two fine armors, did he mention where he kept them?"

Li Tong patted the big baby on the shoulder speechlessly, thinking in his heart that his deceased father Li Xian was really self-cultivated, why didn't he slap this kid to death at that time?With a head that looks taller, don't you think about why their father was planted?Why are you so heartless, and give you two fine armors?

After fully realizing Li Shouli's nature, Li Tong said unwillingly: "Aye told me, I don't know how much you can obey, so I will give you a try now. From now on, you and I will change the small characters, and your name will be Xun Slave."

It's not that he thinks the nickname Ji Zi is nice, it's just that he simply doesn't want to be a little chick trained by Li Shouli.

After Li Shouli heard this, he immediately lowered his head and pondered, and it took him a while to express doubts on his face: "This is not acceptable, the small characters were drawn up by Aye, if it was changed, how would he know. This time he sees you, it is impossible to guarantee that he will go to the next meeting." I won’t look for me in the future, and when he comes to attract the soul, he calls Ji Zi, Ji Zi, and you are called again..."

Nonsence!

Childish words without restraint!

Li Tong really convinced this kid, waved his hands and said: "Forget it, forget it, pretend I didn't say it."

"I'm not deaf, how can I not hear what you say! I, I don't listen to Aye's instructions, but, you can change it. You let me do the dance, I can flip forward, back, sideways You can flip it!"

Rejecting this request, Li Shouli blushed, and then slapped his chest again to promise.

Li Tong has no interest in playing monkeys with chicken feathers, and he has no sleepiness at the moment: "Forget it, let's do it later. If you really turn around, I don't know how my room has been stained by you."

While speaking, he got up and walked out of the room. Seeing this, Li Shouli hurriedly followed behind, and he was careful not to add more stains on his toes, which shows that he really kept the previous guarantee in his heart.

In the courtyard, Zheng Jin was still busy directing the servants to clean up.Li Tong waved his hand, called a maidservant in a green skirt and bun in the corridor, and ordered her to clean the room.

Li Shouli stood behind him and said solemnly: "Sweep cleanly, don't leave dirt to disturb my third brother!" From that tone, the dirt in the room has nothing to do with him at all.

At this moment, another person came from the small bridge on the east side, it was their elder brother Li Guangshun.Seeing Li Tong and Li Shouli standing side by side in the corridor, Li Guangshun nodded his head from afar and stepped up.

Li Xian had three sons and one daughter. Among them, Li Guangshun, the eldest son, was born in the reign of Xianheng, that is, around 673 AD. Li Shouli and Li Tong were born in the same year, both in the second year of Shangyuan.Li Shouli was born at the beginning of the year, and Li Shouyi was born in May near the middle of the year, which was also the year when the former prince and filial emperor Li Hong passed away. Not long after Li Shouyi was born, Li Xian became the new prince of the Tang Dynasty.

After becoming a prince, it was probably because too much energy was involved, and there were no new additions.It wasn't until after he was imprisoned by Fei that he had another little daughter in Chang'an Mansion.

Calculated, Li Guangshun was only less than two years older than Li Tong and the others, but as far as Li Tong saw, the calmness and politeness shown by this elder brother was much more mature than that of the heir king Li Shouli.

The filial emperor Li Hong has no offspring. Li Guangshun can be said to be the eldest grandson of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian. Although he is only a concubine, why is he so neglected?

Excluding Li Shouyi who died young, Li Guangshun can be said to be the only one among his grandchildren who was tortured and killed during the Wuzhou Revolution.As for the death of Li Chongrun, Li Xian's son-in-law, the death is still to come, and it is not considered a torture.But Li Guangshun was flogged to death according to historical records.

Chapter 0015

Li Tong received Li Guangshun in a pavilion that had been cleaned, and of course Li Shouli who had been following him since just now.

The three brothers sat together at the table, and Li Tong looked at Li Guangshun without any trace.To be honest, Li Tong was still a little wary and alienated when he got along with the two people around him as brothers.

He is not Li Shouli's character who has no scheming and emotions. When facing strangers, he will always have more or less reservations.In this regard, even if he accepted the memory of the young Li Shouyi, it would not help him much. It would definitely take some time to get familiar with him and get along like a family.

The three brothers sat side by side in the pavilion, and Li Guangshun sat a little farther away, about tens of centimeters away from Li Tong. It was different from Li Shouli who sat next to Li Tong and could even feel the moisture in the back of his head.This is a sensitive and slightly autistic person, even in daily contact with his brothers, he still subconsciously puts some distance away.

Li Tong was not surprised by Li Guangshun's performance. In his opinion, this was the kind of caution that Li Xian's sons should have. As for Li Shouli, he was an anomaly.

Li Guangshun was also looking at the third brother, although in his eyes the younger brother was no different from before except that he was a little haggard and thinner.But the feeling it gave him was completely different from before, as if he had changed.What exactly changed, but he couldn't tell.

Li Shouli was still bowing his head and thinking about what Li Tong said just now, and he was not in a hurry to speak, because the atmosphere in the pavilion was slightly awkward for a while.

There are always guests passing through the door, Li Tong first raised his hand to summon the palace maid and ordered tea to serve the guests, but was told that there was no tea ready in the courtyard.Li Tong just realized that this is the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, and tea drinking will not become popular until the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, and there are still decades of brewing and spreading.

"It's just brothers sitting around, and there is no need for drinks and snacks."

Li Guangshun raised his hand and said, his speech was a little hasty, but rather cautious.

When Li Tong saw this, he didn't give any more instructions, waved his hand to screen the maid, and started chatting with Li Guangshun. The topics were nothing more than Fang's injury, and the new living environment of Ren Zhi Yuan.

After chatting with Li Tong for a few words, Li Guangshun couldn't help but look at him carefully again, quite surprised, and said: "San Lang's speech is really different from the past."

When Li Shouli heard this, he slapped him with joy and said, "Really? Sure enough, my brother also felt that Xunnu was different. Do you know why? I'll tell you..."

At this point, Li Shouli's tone of voice stopped abruptly, he glanced at Li Tong, turned and waved his hands again and said, "Forget it, for some reason, the empress forbids me to ask more questions, and Xunnu forbids me to say more. I can't say it, I can't say it, ah Brother, don't ask me any more!"

While speaking, he covered his mouth with one hand, and stroked his chest with the other hand, as if he swallowed the words that rushed to his mouth.Li Tong saw this appearance in his eyes, and he really didn't have any confidence in whether he could keep the secret all the time, and he was afraid that just swallowing words would kill this kid.

Li Guangshun was listening with great interest, but when he heard what Li Shouli said, his eyes dimmed a bit, and he really stopped asking, but even Li Tong could feel the disappointment in his eyes.

"Second brother is used to boasting, how can there be anything..."

"Forget it, since the empress told me, I won't ask any more questions."

Li Guangshun waved his hand, then lowered his head.This time even the careless Li Shouli noticed that his mood was not right: "In short, brother, remember, this is not a bad thing. Sunnu, he is... well, I will obey Sunnu's orders from now on, Brother, you should treat him too, hey, be more respectful."

While speaking, he raised his eyebrows at Li Tong again, quite ingratiatingly, as if he really regarded this young man as the incarnation of his dead father.

Li Guangshun hung his head in silence, and after a while he hesitated to speak, and after a long moment of deliberation, he said, "Do you remember Zhu Niang? We were each in prison earlier, and she was also led away by the palace guards, but, It’s just that everyone came back but didn’t see her, I don’t know where to find her…”

After Li Tong heard the words, he searched for the memory of the young Li Shouli. Li Shouli beside him had already said, "Yes, I was planning to invite Zhu Niang to eat steamed cakes when I came here this morning. Why don't I see her?"

With Li Shouli's reminder, Li Tong remembered.The memories left by the young Li Shouyi were mixed and chaotic, but fortunately he was young and had little experience, so there were not many things that he could remember and left for Li Tong to accept, but he was not able to organize them.

The Zhu Niang that Li Guangshun was talking about was his personal maidservant, she had a very ingenious cooking skill, and she also took part of the family's food earlier, this was the young Li Shouyi's impression of her.