Li Bai's enthusiasm was forced by the economic situation. He liked to spend money extravagantly, so he had to use this method to maintain his normal life and prevent his quality of life from declining. This was a good example of the Moonlight Clan. In other words, the Moonlight Clan existed during the Tang dynasty, and Li Bai was a good example.
Du Fu was about ten years older than Ang Lee, and Li Bai was even older, about ten years older than Du Fu. As a result, Li Bai was one generation older than Ang Lee.
However, age did not necessarily mean maturity. Li Bai was old enough, but his temperament was still so unrestrained. He was obviously not a nouveau riche, but he was always extravagant and did not know how to manage his family. It was just like some young people in the future. They only had a monthly salary of three thousand yuan, but they gave people the feeling that they had a monthly salary of thirty thousand yuan. They could reward beautiful anchors with hundreds or thousands of yuan as soon as they spent money. Then, they would live a hard life eating instant noodles.
Ang Lee did not like this kind of person very much. What was the point of puffing oneself up at one's own cost? However, Li Bai was such a person. Therefore, Ang Lee liked Du Fu more because he was down-to-earth and much more stable than Li Bai.
Of course, Du Fu's life was quite sullen. His daily workload was very heavy, and he only had a few days of rest in a month. He only had one wife, and he never liked to flirt with other women. He also did not have a lover. He was a standard family man.
Li Bai was more dissolute. Not only did he have one wife and two concubines, but he also had a few mistresses with unclear relationships. For example, the youngest daughter of Nanling's Liu family was Li Bai's mistress.
In addition, Emperor Li Longji's sister, Li Chiying, had an unclear relationship with Li Bai. Even if she was not his mistress, she was at least a confidante or something.
For this Princess True Jade, Li Bai even wrote a poem. 'The immortal of True Jade went to Tai Hua Peak. In the early morning, the heavenly drum sounded, the two dragons soared. Playing with electricity without stopping, the clouds moved without a trace. When did I enter the Prince's wife, the Queen Mother should meet? '
From the poem, one could see Li Bai's admiration for Princess True Jade. It was enough to show that the relationship between Princess True Jade and Li Bai was not ordinary.
However, Princess True Jade was not a good person. She did not find a prince consort like other princesses. Instead, she became a nun in the name of praying for her ancestors. In other words, she did not want to find a prince consort........ She did not want to marry a prince consort...
However, although she had become a monk, Princess True Jade wasn't someone who ate vegetarian and prayed to Buddha all day long and didn't care about the affairs of the mortal world. On the contrary, she was very active, and her heart was never at peace. Not only did she have a scandal with Li Bai, but at the same time, she was also deeply attached to Wang Wei and other distinguished men. Li Bai wasn't the only one who wrote poems for Princess True Jade.
This was also related to the social atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty. After all, it was a more open-minded dynasty, unlike the Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties, where there were fewer restrictions on women.
For example, the female Taoist priests of the Tang Dynasty had another name among the people. They were high-class prostitutes. The more famous one was Yu Xuanji.
Because of Wu Zetian's proclamation as emperor, women's rights in the Tang Dynasty were more serious. Some girls were unwilling to marry for the rest of their lives. They would rather be single and live a more free life. The female Taoist priests had a more dignified identity. They could freely receive male guests, just like the hostess of a salon in the future. They could see any man they wanted.
For example, Princess True Jade, Li Chiying, specially received famous nobles and poets of the Tang Dynasty. For example, Li Bai, Wang Wei, and other elegant scholars were once Li Chiying's guests. Their relationship with Li Chiying was obvious.
In other words, although Princess True Jade was a monk, her body and mind were not. She was a standard high-class social butterfly. It was just unknown how she used contraception. Of course, there must be such technology in ancient times. Otherwise, the girls in the brothel would be troublesome.
After Ang Lee and Du Fu chatted for a while, Du Fu asked for the purpose of his visit. Ang Lee did not hide anything and told him that he was going to bring the imperial grandchildren out to play tomorrow. Du Fu expressed his approval. He felt that Ang Lee was right. It was time to bring the princes out to play. Being cooped up in the palace all day would make people bored to death.
"The scenery near Fanchuan is very good. There are Shaoling Plains and Shenhe Plains on both sides. The roads are also very stable. I think it's a good place to bring the imperial grandchildren here. The Bailu Plains in the east is also very good. I'll go take a look later."
After saying that, Li An stood up.
Du Fu nodded and said, "If that's the case, I won't delay Assistant Minister Li any longer. Please."
"Chief Editor Du, it's rare for you to have a day off. Have a good rest!"
Ang Lee stepped out of the main hall and saw the three children putting the candies into their mouths little by little. They even licked them with their mouths, afraid that they would eat too much in one bite and quickly finish the candies.
"Here, these candies are all for you."
Ang Lee took out all the candies he had on him and gave them to the three children.
The reason why Li An brought so many candies with him was because he liked to eat some when he was hungry. He treated them as snacks. After all, candies were not exclusive to children. Adults were allowed to eat some as well.
After getting on the car, Ang Lee continued to walk until he reached a place where the car could not continue. Then, he got off the car and walked. He climbed up the Shaoling Plains with many guards and saw the beautiful scenery along the way.
There were more animals and plants in the suburbs than in the palace and at home. After all, there were many inconspicuous plants that the family and the palace would not want. Naturally, many wild animals could only appear in the wilderness. Therefore, if one wanted to know more about animals and plants, it was better to go to the wilderness. The things that could be seen in the palace were always the most expensive ones. Ordinary weeds and small animals could not be seen everywhere.
At different levels, the things that one saw would be different. For example, people in the city could see many new high-tech things, but they mistook wheat for leeks. Children in the countryside, although they knew about all kinds of crops and weeds, they could not recognize many things in the city.
However, because of this reason, it also led to a lot of unfair events. For example, sometimes the exam questions were some things that the city people looked very ordinary, but the country people had never seen them before. They did not have a complete understanding in their hearts, so it was easy to be misled when doing the questions.
For example, some questions were about a watch. The person who did the question had to write down the time shown on the watch. This was a very simple question, but the picture of the question deliberately tilted the watch by ninety degrees so that the square showing the date was at the top.
People who had seen this kind of watch naturally understood that this square represented the position of three o 'clock, but people who had not seen it thought that this square was at the top must represent twelve o' clock. Therefore, they made a mistake and lost a question for no reason.
After leaving Du Fu's house, Ang Lee first went to Shaoling Plains. The scenery here was very good. Moreover, the concrete road was built all the way to the top of Shaoling Plains. Because of the steep slope, the uphill road was very long. This was also to reduce the steepness. Otherwise, it would be difficult for vehicles to drive up, and even more impossible for bicycles to ride up.
The area of Shaoling Plains was relatively large. The length from north to south was about forty to fifty li, and the width from east to west was about twenty li. This area was still very considerable. If one completely relied on walking, walking around Shaoling Plains was estimated to take a day and a night. According to the ancient marching standards, the army could only march thirty li a day. If an army were to walk around Shaoling Plains, it would take three to four days. Therefore, just Shaoling Plains alone was not enough to visit. Since he was bringing the imperial grandson out to play, he naturally could not play too wild, so he could only choose a few places to play.
Fortunately, there was a concrete road on Shaoling Plains, so the speed of the vehicle was enough. Otherwise, if one relied on their legs, it would be difficult to climb to the top, let alone enjoy the scenery and learn.
Ang Lee did not get out of the car. He sat on the car and admired the scenery on both sides of the road. He wanted to see where was the most worthy place to stop and admire and educate the children.
When choosing, the most basic principle would not change, and that was to fully consider safety. This was the first priority. Only when safety was guaranteed could one consider the beauty of the scenery and the number of animals and plants.
In the later era, there was almost nothing worth admiring in Shaoling Plains. It was densely packed with concrete buildings. It was a standard city.
In the Tang dynasty, Shaoling Plains was indeed a suburb. Although there were houses, they were basically temporary residences built by hunters. There were also pavilions and other shelter facilities built by the imperial court. Ordinary people rarely chose to live there. After all, the terrain of this place was too high, and it was not very convenient to get water. It was very difficult for people to survive up there. Since ancient times, the human gathering area had always been along the river. Only by living together along the river could people live more conveniently.
It was the same for planting crops. They could not do without water. If it did not rain, farming in Shaoling Plains would result in no harvest. However, in a valley like Fanchuan, it was different. Even if there was no rain, the river could still irrigate the land.
In other words, low-lying lands like Fanchuan were high-yield paddy fields, while the highlands of Shaoling Plains were barren dry fields. They were not at the same level at all.
The harvest of paddy fields would always be much higher than dry fields. Therefore, rich people would choose to buy paddy fields. As for dry fields, they were the land of poor people.
After all, there were not enough good fields for people to fight for. Many people might not be able to get a good piece of land, so they could only choose dry fields. This was the so-called relying on the weather to make a living.
As long as the weather was good and the wind and rain were good, the harvest of dry fields was very guaranteed. Only when there was no rain for a few months in a row would it cause a failure of the dry fields.
The top of Shaoling Plains was flat, but it was not as flat as a cement road. It was just generally flat, so some heights were inevitable. There were also a lot of vegetation and various kinds of trees. There were also a lot of wild animals, especially small animals such as rabbits and pheasants. Large animals were rare in the Tang dynasty, but there were more in the larger Bailu Plains in the east. After all, as the population of Chang 'an continued to increase, more and more people gathered outside the city. Many poor people could not even afford to buy houses outside the city. Therefore, they could only settle down in the highlands. This way, the cost would be lower, and the land here would be easier to rent.
The autumn harvest had been over for a long time, so there was nothing left in the fields except for some inconspicuous dead branches and rotten leaves. It looked a little desolate.
After parking the car, Ang Lee admired the scenery for a while. Then, he took a fancy to a few good places and felt that it was very suitable for him to bring the imperial grandchildren to have a look.
After leaving Shaoling Plains, Li An went to Celestial Grass Plains and White Deer Plains. Celestial Grass Plains wasn't too big while White Deer Plains was much larger.
In the Han Dynasty, Bailu Plains was the location of the Han Dynasty's Shang Lin Garden. It was a royal garden where the emperor played and hunted. Ordinary people were not allowed to enter. Even if the emperor did not play there, ordinary people were not allowed to enter, especially hunters and woodcutters, because every blade of grass and all the wild animals there belonged to the emperor alone. Ordinary people were not allowed to touch them.
This could be regarded as a kind of resource plunder. The emperor took all the resources for himself, but at the same time, it also had a certain benefit. It was a good place for the nearby wild animals to recuperate. As the ruler of a country, the emperor could not come here to hunt every day, and he could only hunt a few times a year. Even if the emperor was not in good health, he could not go hunting in Shang Lin Garden for more than ten years. Ordinary people were also not allowed to enter Shang Lin Garden. Therefore, Shang Lin Garden became a refuge for wild animals. As long as the wild animals that were being chased by hunters escaped into Shang Lin Garden, it meant that they were completely safe and the hunters would not dare to pursue them.
If they could hide in Shang Lin Court and recuperate, the wild animals near the capital would never go extinct. Otherwise, if ordinary people were allowed to hunt at will, it was very likely that all the wild animals near the capital would be wiped out in a very short period of time.
Thinking about the millions of people in Chang 'an, one could see how powerful human beings were. With such a large population, they needed too many resources. As long as they were not controlled, the wild animals and plants outside the city could be wiped out easily.
The Tang Empire also had its royal gardens. For example, the Furong Garden of the Tang Dynasty was a very important royal garden in the Tang Empire. There was also the Forbidden Garden, Pure Flowers Palace, Luoyang's West Garden, and so on. These were all royal gardens of the Tang Dynasty. Ordinary people were also absolutely not allowed to enter these gardens. Otherwise, it would be a great crime.
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