Xiongmiao Terrace is located in the southeast corner of Chang'an, on the north side of Furong Garden, close to Qujiang Pond and Apricot Garden. It can be said that it itself is a part of Quchi Garden.

The Qujiang River has vast waves and twists and turns. Since the previous dynasty, successive dynasties have built imperial gardens, opened new canals, built tall buildings, and erected new gates here, making it a world-famous tourist attraction. Nobles and ladies, chariots and horses, attendants, plum pots of wine, and shengs

The flute-painted boat makes people linger and forget to leave. As the saying goes, "If you sit on the riverside outside the garden and don't return, the palace of the water spirit turns dim."

The emperor often held banquets here with his ministers, and new scholars showed off their culture here. This is the most prosperous place in Chang'an and a testimony to the romance of the Tang Dynasty.

To be honest, although Gu Zuo has never been to Qujiang, he heard from hearsay that the Dongxi Leisure Circle in his mind is modeled after the rumored Qujiang Pool.

Of course, the remote place in South Wuzhou cannot compare with the cultural excellence of Qujiang Pool. If Qujiang Pool is sunny in spring and snowy, high-end and classy, ​​Dongxi is a lower-class place with lower-level people.

Although it is low-level, it has filled the gap in the picture of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and its market performance is much better!

Qujiang Pond occupies a very large area. Gu Zuo goes east from Zhuque Street, passes through Kaiming and Daye Erfang, starts from Jinchangfang, enters the scope of Qujiang Garden, then passes through Shanfang and Qinglongfang, and then comes to

Apricot Garden.

It was spring at this time, and I walked along the river. Wherever I looked, I saw rippling blue waves, green grass and red flowers, verdant buildings, and bridges painted with smoke and willows. In the past, it was the emperor's way to visit the Furong Garden. Later, the Jiacheng was built.

The city went straight to Furong Garden, so we didn't have to fight with the people.

Restaurants, tea stalls, calligraphy and painting shops are all dazzling, and traders and footmen are carrying goods, squatting on the roadside, or hawking along the street. It is very lively. Such pictures are full of a strong atmosphere of life, which is Gu Zuo's favorite

, if a city does not have these, in Gu Zuo's opinion, there will be no vitality, breath, and soul. It is not the pursuit of civilization, but the regression of civilization.

As he walked, he remembered and thought about what other shops should be opened in Dongxi in the future.

Not long after, we arrived at the Apricot Garden. The royal family visited the Furong Garden, and the common people visited the Apricot Garden. The Apricot Garden was open, so there were many tourists.

Walking among the flowers, they came to the south of the apricot garden. There were already crowds of people in front of them and they couldn't squeeze in. Gu Zuo asked passers-by where the Xiongmiao Terrace was and learned that it was just in front. The crowd around him wanted to climb up to the Xiongmiao Terrace to see it.

Singing and dancing.

It was so crowded that it was beyond Gu Zuo's expectation. When he asked around again, a tall and thick man squeezed past him and whispered to Gu Zuo: "This man has a lot of money and will take you in."

Gu Zuo was stunned: "What?"

The man lowered his voice and said, "You can't squeeze in. Madam Guo Guo is here tonight, and Twelve Mothers are going to perform on the stage in person. The tables have been reserved for a long time. It's useless to wait in line. Seeing that you are well-dressed, I think you are not short of money."

My Lord, I will give you a certain amount of money and arrange a seat for you."

Gu Zuo suddenly found it interesting: "Scalper?" The identity of the other party made him feel dazed for a while, full of intimacy.

The other party didn't understand: "What?"

Gu Zuo said: "It's okay." He looked at the crowded crowd and thought to himself, if he quietly sat under the stage and watched Li Twelve dance, would Li Twelve be surprised?

Seeing that he hesitated and said nothing, the other party continued to persuade: "Brother, you really can't be ranked, that's the Twelve Niangs! The Twelve Niangs are dancing with swords! Most people can't see it, so tonight they are just in trouble.

Madam Guo’s light, why are you still hesitating?”

Gu Zuo has developed the habit of being kind and obedient since he became a Changshi. He immediately agreed and followed the other party away from the crowd and went around to the wall at the southeast corner of Xiongmiao Terrace. He saw that more than twenty people had gathered here, including

There are still six monks, but in terms of realm, his own is the highest.

After waiting for a while, someone came out to say hello: "We have booked three tables inside. When you go in, sit down at Ding Liu, Ding Qi, and Ding Ba. Don't sit around. Let's discuss the drinks together and pay for them ourselves. Pay the money first.

Already."

After everyone paid, this person took the lead and walked southwest around the wall of Xiongmiao Terrace, with everyone following closely behind.

Someone in the team was worried and asked if his companion was reliable. His companion was from Wannian County (Dongcheng, Chang'an). He immediately replied that there was no problem. This is a common thing in Xiongmiao Terrace. After hearing this, Gu Zuo felt relieved.

At the same time, I was secretly sighing, it seems that Li Twelve is really popular in Chang'an.

Who would have thought that after walking for just a moment, the team would be blocked by a group of government agents at both ends. Gu Zuo was very shocked. It was indeed a place worthy of Beijing. There were many monks among these agents, and the leader was a golden elixir!

The government officials shouted: "Don't let the pile drivers escape..." They arrested several scalpers who tried to escape on the spot. Only then did Gu Zuo know that the capital called people like them "pile drivers."

Gu Zuo stood in the queue and did not dare to move. All the guests who had paid to squeeze into the Xiongmiao Terrace did not move and stood aside to watch the show.

I went back to the theater to watch a show, but I didn't expect that I would also end up in the end. It was just that the Wannian County police officers did not return the "stolen money", but they actually took them away, saying that they were cooperating in the trial.

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If this is really going to happen, I don't know how much things will be delayed. Suddenly there was a cry of "unjust".

If it were in Nanzhao, or even Jiannan Road or Lingnan Road, Gu Zuo would definitely run away, but this is the capital, Chang'an, the most virtuous place in the Tang Dynasty, and he still has to attend the blessing ceremony. He has not made any big mistakes.

At this time, escaping would cause unnecessary trouble, so I gave up the idea and just kept repeating to the policemen around me: "I am Li Twelve's fellow disciple, brother, can you be accommodating?"

The policeman spat: "Are you from the same family as Twelve Niangs? In that case, why do you come here to interfere with the pile driver? If you continue to brag, you are really shameless!"

He was driven by the government officials (mainly by a few monks) into a small door in the wall of Xiongmiao Terrace. There was a lobby room inside, and there were already people sitting all over the place.

Gu Zuo secretly cried out that he was unlucky. Then he realized that tonight might be Wannian County's centralized cleanup of pile drivers, but he was caught up in it. Who should he talk to to explain this?

Looking at this formation, I am afraid that he is preparing to fight in waves. When it is his turn, it may be tomorrow. He does not want to stay here all night.

So Gu Zuo tried his best to explain to the catcher: "I am really from the same school as Li Twelve..." Seeing that it didn't make sense, he changed his perspective: "Brother, please, I know Xin Changgeng and I am a disciple of Master Xin. Can you please

Can't you invite Master Xin to come here? Xin Changgeng from Yunmeng Sect, he should be here too, just tell Gu Zuo here, he will definitely come!"

Hearing him pronounce the three words "Xin Changgeng", the catcher was a little surprised. He took him out of the main room, and after asking a few more questions, he simply took him into the inner courtyard and waited at the courtyard gate.

Not long after, hurried footsteps sounded, and someone came out of the inner courtyard and exclaimed: "Xiao Gu!"
Chapter completed!