Chang'an ancient meaning

Entering the palace in the early morning of the second day, seeing Xue Chongjian and Li Chengqi lying prone on the ground, she was startled, and asked Xue Chongjian, "Why did you come down?" : "I'm not looking for trouble, is it done?" He had a heavy nose from the cold, and he sucked his nose while speaking.

Li Chengqi was also sleepless last night. Hearing his aunt's helpless sigh, he couldn't tell whether he was being entangled with shame or pity.He raised his head and silently looked at Xue Chongjian, who was described as tired and yawning. This naughty, uninhibited, and naive boy started crying and begging for mercy since he was a child. He tossed and turned and moaned all night last night. ?But that day when he hugged himself and covered himself with the heavy staff, he didn't say a word.Li Chengqi even had a faint fear in his heart, this affection was too heavy, how should he repay, that's why he sometimes pushed him away under cover.

He bowed his head and said: "Chengqi is stupid and stubborn, let aunt... and Huanu suffer, I think, move back to the bed, wait a few days, and come down when the injury is slightly better."

A heat wave suddenly rose in Xue Chongjian's chest, just like taking a mouthful of steaming yokan in winter, dispelling the chill accumulated in the bottom of his heart and lungs last night.He raised his head suddenly, but Li Chengqi avoided his gaze, his pale cheeks were slightly flushed, just like when he jumped out of the bath that day, he blushed and made himself turn around.

Princess Taiping also breathed a sigh of relief, stroking Li Chengqi's neck and said softly, "Your parents will be happy if you do this." She hastily ordered someone to help Li Chengqi and Xue Chongjian to the bed. Xue Chongjian lay on the ground all night, with sore ribs all over her body. Unbelievable, as soon as he landed on the soft bed, he felt as if he was ascending to a fairy, he felt slightly drunk and dull for a moment, but it was smoky and beautiful, he sighed extremely comfortably.

After the ladies in the palace waited for the two to wash up, someone brought breakfast. Seeing that a bowl of shredded chicken meat was served, Li Chengqi shook his head and said, "It's fine to change to clear porridge. I can't eat greasy food." Taiping knew that he should follow the vegetarian diet For the etiquette of the first funeral, he told the court lady: "From now on, the king of Shouchun County will use vegetarian dishes to cook more delicately." Xue Chongjian hurriedly said: "I want to change to porridge." Li Chengqi said: "You It doesn’t have to be like this.” Xue Chongjian smiled and said, “I can’t eat greasy food either.” Li Chengqi said, “I remember that you don’t feel happy every day without meat.” Xue Chongjian smiled and said, “Meat eaters are despicable.” Although Li Chengqi was depressed, he was still attracted by it. He smiled lightly when he didn't mean what he said, and there were marks on Xue Chongjian's cheeks pressed by the mat. Li Chengqi thought it was cute, so he stretched out his hand to stroke it gently.

Taiping took out a small jade barrel and handed it to the imperial physician, "If their wounds have scabbed over, you can apply this medicine." The imperial physician took it with both hands, and saw that the small jade barrel was as green as a bamboo tube, with green leaves on top. Sticking the yellow note, he smiled and said, "What kind of medicine is this, so expensive?" He pulled out the plug and smelled it, and said with a smile, "Ah, it's Lingnan whale ointment!" If you give it to me, you will have this barrel, and it will be a month or two after Lingnan Dao has ordered it to be enshrined at a gallop. You save some and don’t waste it.” The imperial doctor even claimed it was, and said with a flattering smile: "This medicine has a miraculous effect on healing wounds and removing scars. With it, the wounds of the two gentlemen will not be afraid of leaving scars. The family's favor for the two gentlemen is truly incomparable."

Xue Chongjian snorted and said, "If you don't beat it, how can there be scars?" He took the jade bucket from the imperial physician and played with it for a while, then suddenly smiled at Li Chengqi and said, "Cousin, grandma gave it to Lai Junchen that day. It's also this medicine. It turns out that Grandma treats our butts and Laizi's face in general." Taiping touched Xue Chongjian's head, and scolded him: "What are you, Hu Bai!"

Xue Chongjian always likes to eat meat, and that day he was so brave and full of courage that he boasted that he would accompany Li Chengqi to become a vegetarian.After only eating two meals, my intestines became knotted sadly, and my mouth became sour. The porridge and side dishes were brought every day, but I just took a casual bite, and complained that the food made by the cook was not as tasty as the soil.Li Chengqi advised him not to be a vegetarian with him, Xue Chongjian wished he could take a bite of a leg of lamb immediately, but he didn't want to lose faith in front of Li Chengqi, so he just shook his head and said: "I have no appetite, I don't want to eat anything."

Two days later, at noon that day, Li Chengqi took the medicine and fell asleep, but Xue Chongjian couldn't sleep. He didn't eat a few mouthfuls of food at noon, and he took a stomach full of bitter medicine. At this time, his stomach seemed to be filled with a pool of Tai Ye , a little movement will ripple, and the saliva will turn up again and again.He closed his eyes, and in front of his eyes was a leg of lamb that was roasted so oily, and steaming mutton soup, it seemed that someone had carved it in his brain with a carving knife, and he couldn't dispel it no matter how hard he tried.He had endured so much, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that there was only a female official left by a mother in the room, who had nothing to do during the day and was quietly reading a book with a hand stove in her arms.He was familiar with the female officer, so he couldn't help calling out in a low voice: "Auntie."

The female officer hastily put down the book, and responded: "What's the matter?" Xue Chongjian pressed his finger to his lips and let out a soft hiss, the female officer looked at Li Chengqi, stepped forward and squatted down beside the bed, Xue Chongjian put his mouth next to her ear He whispered: "My mouth is bitter." The female officer thought that the smell of the medicine at noon had not dissipated, so she picked out a piece of candied ebony plum from the food box, fed it to him and said, "Then eat some sugar." Xue Chongjian grinned aggrievedly. That plum, with a bitter taste and a sour taste in the stomach, became more and more hungry, as if a cat was scratching in its belly, curled its lips and spat out: "It's too sour, I...I want to eat meat." In the end, he felt ashamed for not keeping his promise, and blushed extremely rarely.

The female officer chuckled softly, squeezed his face to cover her mouth and said with a smile: "I knew you couldn't bear it for long." Seeing that the aunt was so knowledgeable and interesting, Xue Chongjian immediately hugged her arm and said with a smile, "I am a savior." I want to eat roasted mutton legs and mutton soup, let them stew rotten." The female officer lowered her voice and said: "The mutton is hot and prone to burns, so it is not good for your injuries." The light that was lit just now in front of Xue Chongjian was suddenly Extinguish it, just like a guest in Handan wakes up from a prosperous dream and only sees a bowl of yellow rice. From expectation to despair, Xue Chongjian wished in grief and indignation that he could snap the clapper and cry like Feng Xuan: "There is no meat to eat!"

Seeing that Xue Chongjian was about to cry, the female officer hurriedly coaxed him: "How about roasting a deer leg, which is similar to a lamb leg, and roasting a partridge?" Xue Chongjian became happy again, and whispered to her: "Okay Auntie, hurry up and get it, my cousin will wake up in a while." When the female officer got up to go out, she looked back and suddenly saw the corner of Li Chengqi's mouth twitching slightly, and her eyelashes fluttering twice. He went out with a smile and ordered.

During the meal on the second day, Li Chengqi advised Xue Chongjian: "You have done your best by accompanying me to be a vegetarian for three days. I am very grateful to you on behalf of my mother. If you refuse to take some nourishment, it will only increase my guilt and my aunt's worry. On the contrary, it is the opposite of your original intention." Xue Chongjian hesitated for a moment and said: "But I am afraid that your clear soup will be dry, and you will feel uncomfortable seeing me eating meat." Li Chengqi smiled faintly, looked at him and said: "My cousin saw that you ate deliciously, so I just want to eat meat. I will be happy." Xue Chongjian had already broken the precept yesterday, and he was very embarrassed to say that he was determined, but after being persuaded by Li Chengqi, he followed suit and returned to his normal diet.

Xue Chongjian was always physically stronger than Li Chengqi, and his injuries were far lighter than him. Before the beginning of spring, he was gradually able to walk on the ground, but Li Chengqi was still confined to bed.Although Xue Chongjian was bored in the house, but seeing Li Chengqi depressed in mourning, he stayed by his side all day long, chatting with him, letting him teach him how to play chess, and comforting him.In the early morning of that day, Li Chengqi woke up and saw that the mat next to him was already empty. He told the maid not to look for it. After washing himself, he drank a bowl of porridge and took a copy of "Selected Works" on the side mat to read at will.

Suddenly hearing the sound of footsteps outside, Xue Chongjian flashed out from behind the bamboo curtain, came in with a large wooden plate in his hand, knelt down in front of the bed and said with a smile: "New spring for King Shouchun County. Bamboo fruit and sweet spring [1], for food Fenghuang; for this spring wine, to celebrate the longevity of eyebrows[2]." Li Chengqi was stunned for a while, seeing leeks, shallots, garlic sprouts, young bamboo shoots and other green things[3] on the large porcelain plate, and even the jug of wine The cup is also made of emerald jade, full of pleasant spring scenery.He smiled wistfully and said, "It turns out that today is the beginning of spring." Then he tapped Xue Chongjian's forehead lightly with the scroll and said, "That poem is not for today." Xue Chongjian laughed and said, "I just see that there is longevity in him Two words, it's just a coincidence." He poured a cup from the flagon and said, "I know you don't drink, but you mixed some honey with spring water."

Li Chengqi propped himself up on his elbows, took the wine cup and touched Xue Chongjian, and said with a light smile, "Thank you." Xue Chongjian drank a cup with him, rolled two spring pancakes, and Li Chengqi ate one with him.Li Chengqi looked out of the hall through the gaps in the bamboo curtains, and there was still a shadow in his eyes. His heart moved slightly, and he said: "Huanu, help me to the door to have a look." Xue Chongjian said: "Are your legs grown?" ?” Li Chengqi said: “I always have to take this first step, just give it a try, and let me have a chance.”

Xue Chongjian was also afraid that Li Chengqi would be lying down all day long, and his spirit would become more and more depressed, so he supported him and forced him to stand up.Li Chengqi's buttocks and legs are just injured, it's just that when his legs put on a little effort, the knees are sore and unbearable, and he hasn't walked for more than half a month, his legs are as soft as if someone had pulled his bones out, he frowned and groaned One sound.A waiter next to him looked at it, and hurriedly came up to support him. Li Chengqi was held up by the two, and he struggled to walk a few steps before he could gradually control his legs.Xue Chongjian also swelled and ached when he exerted force, rubbed his buttocks and said with a smile: "We are like two old men who are not good at walking."

Li Chengqi suddenly thought in his heart, if he is really an octogenarian, and he can support him to see the spring, no matter how difficult this life is, there is no other way to ask for it.He smiled lightly and said: "Once I am sick and have no acquaintance, who will enjoy the three springs? Hug your knees and think back to the past, everything is vast and indistinct like a vast mist, it might not be a good thing." Xue Chongjian smiled and said: "You are just sleepy and sleepy! You can't ride horses and play ball or eat meat when you are so old, what's the matter? Fun? I haven't had enough, you can play with me for the first half of your life, and then I will accompany you to think about the vastness of smoke and water." Li Chengqi pursed his lips and smiled, saying: "I will do my best."

They walked to the door with difficulty, Li Chengqi took a breath, leaned on Xue Chongjian, and told the waiter, "roll up the curtain." The bamboo curtain slowly rolled up, and what jumped into his eyes was a completely different scenery from before he fell ill. The underside of the middle wall has been dyed a very light green, and sharp shoots sprouted from a clump of bamboo.Although the breath is still a bit chilly, it is as refreshing and pleasant as the spring spring just now.Under the long blue sky, from the young willows that have just been plucked out, the chirping of orioles and swallows can be heard from time to time, but I can't see where the birds live.A gust of soft wind swayed into his embrace, brushing the corners of his sackcloth, just like a girl's hand slapping the sandalwood board in a rhythm that is light, light, and tight.

Li Chengqi stared at the clear and light spring scenery in the garden in a daze, recalling the frost and snow before he fell ill, really like a dead and reincarnated person, dimly thinking about the karma of the previous life.He suddenly remembered the poem he was reading just now, and sighed: "Today, I know that the spring grass grows in the pond, and the willows in the garden turn into songbirds. This is a masterpiece of the ages." Xue Chongjian smiled and said, "Why can't I understand it? When Mr. I think it's quite common for me to be so miraculous, and I think I can write any good lines in a dream." Li Chengqi smiled slightly, held Xue Chongjian's hand and said: "Kang Legong saw his younger brother Huilian during his sleep, I just got this sentence, and I was facing this spring with you today, so I realized the beauty of this sentence." Xue Chongjian's heart skipped a beat, and he didn't know whether he was talking about poetry in terms of poetry, or had other meanings.He stared at Li Chengqi's pale face, and seemed to be slightly dizzy from the warm sunlight. He felt very peaceful and joyful in his heart, so he simply didn't go into it.

The two stood silently for a while, Xue Chongjian suddenly smiled and said: "Let me find something for us to do, this year's Spring Club will definitely not be able to go out to play, let's draw a spring outing together and stick it on the screen, just like going there ” Li Chengqi recalled that he used to teach Xue Chongjian to paint, and he was always impatient with the exquisite painting method with fine brush strokes. When he was in a hurry, he would randomly scratch out some strange stones and figure dresses.At that time, Li Chengqi jokingly pressed him on his knee, slapped his butt a few times, and threatened him that he would make a ruler to supervise him.Always because Hua Nu's ambition is not here, I just throw it aside and don't force it.Hearing that he actually brought up painting now, I couldn't help laughing and said, "Go and get a ruler, and I'll paint with you." Xue Chongjian hurriedly laughed and said, "I can't do it now. But how do you know that it's been a few days since I left?" Years, why haven't you made any progress?" Li Chengqi said with a smile, "Okay, let's try."

Xue Chongjian was very interested, so he discussed with Li Chengqi which landscape to paint, and Li Chengqi pondered: "Actually, you told me that I want to paint Chang'an landscape." Xue Chongjian was surprised: "You have never been there, how do you paint?" : "Looking at the scenery is better than listening to the scenery. I have heard people describe the beautiful scenery of Lishan Mountain, and I have also seen the pictures of Tangquan Palace. It is enough to draw the general trend of the landscape. The figures and buildings are more important." Xue Chongjian said with a smile: "Then , I paint landscapes, you paint figures and towers, draw us in, by the way, also include my mother and uncle." Li Chengqi said: "That's amazing, if you draw my aunt and my father, it must be a group of chariots and horses. Already." Xue Chongjian said with a smile: "What about spring outings? There are many people to be lively."

Li Chengqi was idle all day long, so he began to conceive the layout of the pattern. Xue Chongjian wiped out the shape of the mountains in a day, and Li Chengqi just looked at it without saying a word.Xue Chongjian said: "Why, doesn't it look like it? You told me that it is a winding mountain, looking from a distance like a black horse." Li Chengqi laughed and said: "You have to fool people who have never been there, saying that the mountain is born like this. Wait." Xue Chongjian smiled and said, "You haven't been there yourself, how can you say I can't draw well?"

Li Chengqi just wanted to play with him, and he didn't want to be too delicate, so he took it and continued to draw.He learned his painting skills from the painters in the palace, and from the style of Zhan Ziqian in the previous dynasty: shaped stones must be carved thoroughly, like the blade of an ice axe, and painted trees must be carved with leaves, and most of them live in Wuwan willows.It was extremely slow to draw. Xue Chongjian waited for a day, only to see that he had drawn two willow trees and a small pavilion. He clicked his tongue and said: "If you draw like this, you may not be able to draw a spring outing by this autumn." Li Chengqi smiled. Said: "Then save the spring for the next year."

After more than ten days, the injuries of both of them have mostly healed, but there is still no one in that painting.That day a female official came into the palace and brought Xue Chongjian a letter. Xue Chongjian opened it and said pleasantly, "She is really married!" Li Chengqi raised his head from the painting barrier and said, "Who?" Xue Chongjian approached Li Chengqi Beside him, he whispered: "It's the Fourth Sister Liu who harbored you last time. She wants to accompany her husband to Chang'an, and wants to say goodbye to me before leaving." He had a long friendship with Xue Chongjian, and asked in surprise, "She—has a husband?" Xue Chongjian saw that Li Chengqi's expression was a little strange, and said with a smile, "It was because of that man that she was willing to save us." He roughly explained Liu Qianqian's matter Tell Liu Qianqian about divination again, and said with a smile: "Can you believe that there is such an accurate divination in the world?" For some reason, Li Chengqi felt a little joy in his chest, and said with a smile: "This is a strange woman in the world. Thanks to the great kindness of others, you should go and give it away."

Xue Chongjian left the palace early in the morning of the second day, and Li Chengqi was quietly painting in the house alone, when suddenly he heard the sound of wearing a ring outside the curtain, it was Princess Taiping who came in alone.Li Chengqi hurriedly got up to greet him. Princess Taiping looked at him and asked softly: "How do you feel?" Today an old friend traveled far away, and he practiced it." Princess Taiping sat down on his mat and sighed: "It's good if he's not here."

Hearing what she said, Li Chengqi felt a little uneasy in his heart, and said in a low voice: "Auntie, but what do you want to say to your nephew?" Taiping looked at Li Chengqi, wiped his red lips and muttered several times, his expression was full of pity, Li Chengqi felt more and more frightened, and his voice trembled: "But the Supreme One is pursuing that matter again?" Princess Taiping gently stroked his neck and said, "It's not counting, it's just that the Supreme Being said that you and Chengyi have not yet completed their studies. , Kaifu is easy to be tempted by traitors when he is outside. Your Excellency, I want you to re-enter the cabinet today." Li Chengqi said in surprise, "But go back to the East Palace?" Uncle's son Shouli lives with him, and Chengyi Longji and the others have entered the palace today."

Hearing these words, Li Chengqi didn't have time to think about the cause and effect, but subconsciously raised his head and looked out.It was just after noon at this time, separated by the shade of the curtain, you can still see the willows chasing the wind outside the curtain, the stalks against the wall, the spring grass in the pond, the tall willows and songbirds.He knew that he was wishful thinking after all, thinking that the emperor had a good heart after what happened, and he would leave a thought of mercy, so that he would be like a piece of grass next to the wall, and also be able to bathe in the spring.He still fantasizes that in a few days, his body will be fully healed, and it will be the spring breeze when thousands of flowers and hundreds of grasses compete for beauty, and he will be able to ride horses with Hua Nu to explore the depths of the green mountains.It turns out that this spring shines on all things, but it has nothing to do with him alone. It really is that the times are different from others, so spring is not my spring, and winter is not my winter.

Li Chengqi saw that the warm sun was shining on the whole courtyard like a light gold leaf, but it was blocked by the bamboo curtain by the eaves of the corridor, which separated the inside and outside of the house into two worlds.There was a chill in his body, and he searched the room anxiously, and finally fixed his eyes on the picture, where the faint landscape, the newly erected pavilions, towers and pavilions, weeping willows and willows, waited with an amorous attitude, but no longer I can't wait for those who come to visit the spring.He told Hua Nu to save the spring for next year, but he didn't know that every year was different.

He grabbed his rough sackcloth anxiously, and said in a trembling voice: "Auntie, can you, can you wait, wait... until I finish drawing this shoji..." Looking at Taiping's compassionate eyes, he felt that his reason was very serious. It's absurd, but it's hard to hold back the nostalgia in my heart.He has no better reason, he just doesn't want to let go, this silent landscape, and the person who hasn't returned.He suddenly felt it was funny, thinking of the hexagram Xue Chongjian said to him today, entering the deep valley, not seeing face at the age of three, there are such wonderful things in this world.He finally licked his dry lips, and pleaded: "Wait another day, okay? No, let Hua Nu know."

The three sons of Prince Zhanghuai Li Xian entered the palace in the first year of Wenming. Guangshun and Shouyi were flogged and killed by the emperor.

The author has something to say: [1] Zheng Xuan: "The nature of the Phoenix Emperor is not to inhabit unless it is a phoenix tree, and not to eat unless it is a bamboo."

[2] From the Book of Songs "July"

[3] On the first spring day of the Tang Dynasty, everyone put all kinds of fresh and tender vegetables on the plate and gave each other gifts.Du Fu's "Lichun" poem says: "Spring day and spring dish with fine lettuce".

[4] Kangle (Xie Lingyun) compiled a good saying for each pair of Huilian (son of his uncle Xie Fangming).Later, in Yongjia Xitang, thinking about poems all day long.When I was sleeping, I suddenly saw Huilian, and it was done: spring grass grew in the pond.Therefore, it is said: This language has the help of gods, not mine. ——The author of "Southern History·Xie Huilian Biography" has a drink, and has no idea what he said...