It is well known that Chang''an is prosperous. Hu merchants travel thousands of miles across the sand sea and come here from the forest and food. Japan sent envoys to study etiquette, literature and techniques

    Rites and music came to enlighten our people, and they were the most important people in the Tang Dynasty.

    Chao Heng was sent to the Tang Dynasty at the age of 19. He still remembers the scene when he knelt in the shrine and prayed for peace to Zhu Jida God.

    Unfortunately, only half of the 500 member mission finally entered the Tang soil alive, and the others either died of the disease or were swallowed up by the whale wave.

    Aside, Lu Li''s eyes moved away from a Kunlun slave and asked casually, "Chao Qing, how many years have you been in Chang''an?"

    "Twenty is seven years."

    Speaking of this, Chao Heng shook his head and added a little more feeling in his heart. He stroked his beard under his jaw and sighed: "in the past, when he boarded the boat in Nanbo, he had not reached the crown and was still young. Now he can call himself an old man... I don''t know if he can return to his hometown in this life."

    Then Chao Heng looked to the East China Sea and thought of Seto Inland Sea in his hometown.

    Twenty seven years ago, his name was not Chao Heng, but Abe Zhong mariu. Because his Sinological foundation and personality etiquette were recognized by the officials of Honglu temple, he entered the Imperial College of the highest University of the Tang Dynasty after arriving in Chang''an with the mission.

    With the passage of time, the same batch of partners who came to Tang returned home one by one, but he was unwilling to leave. He was not nostalgic for the wealth and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and hated the poverty of his hometown. Instead, he was eager for knowledge. There were too many things to learn from the book of rites, Zuo Zhuan of spring and autumn, Shangshu and Zhouyi.

    After graduating from the Imperial College, he chose to take part in the imperial examination and was unexpectedly admitted to the Jinshi. In fact, Abe did not expect that he, a barbarian from a remote and small country in Haidong, could be favored by the examiner. He was grateful and shed tears for a time.

    Later, today''s sage met the Jinshi of the whole list in the Hanyuan hall. He was not only lucky to see Long Yan, but also given a name——

    Chao Heng.

    Since then, the official fortune has been prosperous. Zuo Chunfang of the taiwomb has been taught by the Secretary of the Department, and Zuo buque of the province under the door. The sage said some time ago that he would be promoted to be a friend of the king of ceremonies and be in charge of touring and regulations.

    Wupin Guan, this is a position that many Tang people dream of. Wear a small round flower damask red robe!

    Chao Heng felt that he could never repay this kindness in his life, but news came from the mission visiting Tang this year——

    His old friend Xiadao Zhenbei founded Japanese law and katakana based on what he learned in the Tang Dynasty.

    On the one hand, Chao Heng is grateful for Datang''s kindness and wants to devote his life here. On the other hand, Chao Heng is deeply entangled with the feelings of benefiting the country and filial piety to his elderly parents. He hasn''t drunk alcohol for a long time.

    However, tonight''s banquet made him temporarily forget his sorrow and look forward to it, because his good friends Li Bai, Wang Wei and others will attend.

    With this in mind, Chao Heng restrained his homesickness, looked back at Lu Li and invited him to say, "can Lu Siqing have free time to dinner tonight? He Jian is about to leave office and return home. Li Taibai and Wang Mojie hosted a banquet in pingkang square to see him off."

    "If you can go, you will achieve a grand event."

    What is hospitality difficult to resist?

    Looking at the international friend in front of him, Lu Li felt that this was it.

    In addition, although it is not a plot world at present, there is no need to make friends with historical celebrities with a utilitarian heart, but it is not better to have a banquet with Li Bai and see the style of poetry immortals than drinking alone?

    Therefore, Lu Li didn''t shirk it, and said frankly, "in that case, I''ll bother you."

    "Temple secretary, don''t be kidding. We''re too glad you can come to the banquet."

    In this way, the relationship between the two took another step, and the topic became casual, but Chao Heng said most of the time that he talked while walking from the scenery of Japan to the embarrassment of the new Tang Dynasty.

    Along the way, the scenery of Chang''an is now in front of Lu Li——

    In order to get rid of the guards and go straight to the most crowded West City, now leave the west city and go all the way East. The journey runs through half of Chang''an City, and you see a lot of scenery.

    First it was prosperous, then it was a little deserted, and now it has become lively again.

    In particular, after leaving Mingde street, I went to several adjacent squares of pingkang. Even if I didn''t enter the Shenglan of the square city, I felt a bit dizzy just seeing the style of the world''s pedestrians in the street.

    When we arrived in Dongshi and were about to turn into pingkangfang, Kuo street was congested. The camel team of Sogdian businessmen met the crowd watching the military play and were unable to move forward.

    Finally, all the officers in the nearby Wuhou shop went out to rectify the order, and it took less than half an hour to restore the traffic.

    Just then, Lu Li stayed where he was and watched a crosstalk of the Tang Dynasty with Chao Heng.

    Two characters, one fat and one thin, the thin one is called Cang Uighur, and the fat one is called joining the army. The former teases the latter, and holds something similar to a long handle hammer. One end is wrapped in soft cloth, which makes a loud but not painful impact on the body, which has a good program effect.

    Lu Li felt that when he saw this scene, he would probably bow his hands and call them their ancestors.

    Of course, for him, the most emotional thing is that when Marquis Wu came to maintain order, those foreigners with strange clothes and abstract faces all crossed their hands and stood by the roadside to cooperate with Marquis Wu and bad people.

    Bow before you speak, and know more manners.

    "No matter how rich and burly their companions are, these people dare not cause trouble in Chang''an. If they dare to violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty, they will directly confiscate and deport all their goods."

    A prince in soap clothes is chatting with bad people. His words are full of confidence or arrogance.

    However, they did not embarrass these Hu people, how to treat the people of the Tang Dynasty, how to treat foreign nationalities.

    Openness and inclusiveness are not just words.

    In Lu Li''s memory, there were several Xinluo people in Dali temple as pen writers or small officials.

    "Does the temple secretary have a familiar girl?"

    When he turned into pingkangfang, Chao Heng suddenly opened his mouth.

    Lu Li was stunned. He immediately understood what he meant and said with a smile: "tonight, the guest will follow the Lord, not so much attention."

    If you want famous prostitutes in pingkang square to accompany you, you have to spend a lot of money. You''re here to rub wine and drink. There''s no need to make the owner so troublesome.

    Moreover, Lu Li has no charming mind, and he doesn''t intend to put on a show. He has to know his mother to accompany him.

    Hearing the speech, Chao Heng nodded and smiled even more.

    The place for the banquet was Huang liuniang''s house. It was a prestigious brothel in pingkangfang, and it was impossible for Lu Li to feel slighted.

    Huang liuniang is the name of a bustard. When she was young, she was also a famous prostitute in Chang''an. As she was older, fewer and fewer patrons came to the door. She simply bought a house with her savings and trained some girls to entertain guests.

    The so-called hospitality is actually accompanied by drinking orders and performing songs and dances, which belongs to performing arts rather than selling themselves.

    At least nominally.

    In addition, after entering pingkang square, Lu Li didn''t see any vulgar plaques such as Yihong house and Yichun house, let alone so and so hall and so and so building. It may be the name of a fake mother or the stage name of a top prostitute.