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Chapter 603 Chang'an East City
"Haha, okay, let's go home."

Changsun Wuji was stunned. His son had not done this since he became sensible.

But in recent years, Changsun Wuji has often experienced this: that shameless nephew in the East Palace, as long as he is happy, never cares about the difference between the monarch and his subjects, the social ethics, and he always puts his arm around his shoulders, treats him without respect, pulls his beard, and calls himself an old thing. It is also common for him to do this.

Sometimes, Changsun Wuji was so angry with Li Yan that he was furious, but he could do nothing about this rogue nephew. However, he was reluctant to give up his nephew's closeness to him, and invisibly, he also felt the long-lost family affection.

Changsun Wuji thought about it and realized that his son Changsun Chong shouldered a heavy responsibility and dared not act presumptuously in front of him. The young prince was even more responsible than Changsun Chong, as he shouldered the future of the entire Tang Dynasty. The prince's parents were the emperor and the empress, and he was watched by officials and the imperial tutor below, so he dared not overstep the line.

That's why he treats his uncle like a child, and at the same time, he treats himself as his own parent and enjoys the long-lost family affection.

When he thought of this, Changsun Wuji felt a surge of tender emotion in his heart. Rationally speaking, he was reluctant to pass on the young prince's feelings to others. He knew how precious this kind of family affection in childhood would be to the Changsun family for the emperor who would rule the world in the future.

Therefore, Changsun Wuji not only did not shirk his responsibility, but indirectly regarded the prince's closeness as Changsun Chong's attachment to himself, and cherished it very carefully. Although he always reprimanded him, he never mentioned it in front of Li Shimin and his sister.

However, when he was in court, a colleague casually mentioned that the prince was too frivolous towards him and should be restrained by the emperor and the empress. At that time, Changsun Wuji glared at him and said bluntly: How I get along with my nephew is none of your business.

Stop minding your own business, huh!
His colleagues were left feeling dejected and puzzled, and they all sighed inwardly that this old man, Changsun, had become ill from being abused.

At this time, Changsun Wuji felt his son's long-lost father-son concern, and felt infinite relief in his heart. Suddenly, he thought that his son was too serious and stern, so it didn't seem to be a bad thing to let his son have more contact with that little bastard.

That guy was rude, jumpy, and lawless, and he didn't have the dignity of a crown prince at all. But that didn't seem to stop him from being a filial son and a qualified crown prince, and the emperor and empress also doted on him.

Even in the court, not many people disliked him. On the contrary, his uncle, who was also an important official, liked such a nephew and prince more.

Inheriting a family business does not necessarily mean being strict and formal. Why should I always suppress my son with etiquette? Or maybe letting him have his own nature will be more conducive to his growth?
Changsun Wuji suddenly understood and his mentality changed immediately. He felt as if some restraints on him had been released. He felt happy and smiled, stretched out his hand and patted the hand on his arm. A thoughtful look appeared in his eyes, and he walked into the mansion with the help of his son.

There were nine markets in Chang'an, including the East Market and the West Market.

During the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui, "the East Market of the Capital was called Metropolis, and the West Market was called Liren." Located on the third street on the east and west sides of Suzaku Avenue, it is a landmark building in Chang'an.

East Market East Market is connected to Daozhengfang and Changlefang, Pingkangfang and Xuanyangfang to the west, Anyifang to the south, Shengyefang and Xingqing Palace to the north. West Market is adjacent to Yanshoufang and Guangdefang to the east, Qunxianfang and Huaidefang to the west, Huaiyuanfang to the south, and Liquanfang to the north.

The East and West Markets cover an area of ​​about two blocks and are under the jurisdiction of Wannian County and Chang'an County respectively.

The East and West Markets are both 900 meters long from east to west and 1,000 meters long from north to south. The two markets together account for 2% of Chang'an's total area.

The two cities each have two horizontal streets and two vertical streets, forming nine "well"-shaped blocks.

During the Tang Dynasty, merchants entered the market according to the rule of "Nine markets opened, goods were separated by tunnels", and shops selling similar goods were gathered in the same block.

There are two gates around each of the two cities to facilitate the entry and exit of people and logistics.

In order to prevent the powerful from building shops in the two cities and competing with the people for profits, the court stipulated that the monthly rent of the two cities should not exceed 500 wen. At the same time, government-run shops or libraries were not allowed to be opened in the two cities, so as to ensure the healthy development of the two cities.

With the guarantee of court laws and the management of the market, trading in the two markets became increasingly active and their reputations spread far and wide.

Under the influence of people inside and outside the Tang Dynasty, the catering, entertainment, brothels and other industries in the East Market were extremely developed. Industries such as pen shops, woodblock printing, and musical instrument shops flourished. Chongrenfang gave rise to the largest hotel street in Chang'an City.

The Taiji Palace in Chang'an was located in the center, while the Xingqing Palace was located to the east. In order to facilitate court visits, officials bought houses in Pingkang, Xuanyang, Qinren and other places, forming a high-end residential area for nobles. Chunming Gate near the East Market was an important gateway connecting Chang'an and the Central Plains.

Each local prefecture-level city established an office in the capital in the form of a "Jinzouyuan".

Most of these courts were located in Pingkangfang and Chongrenfang, where local officials gathered. The Ministry of Personnel Selection Office, the Ministry of Rites South Courtyard, and the Imperial College were adjacent to the East Market. The Tang Dynasty stipulated that "all candidates, newly-qualified Jinshi, and officials of the Three Departments who were not yet registered in the court or in the imperial court could go there." Students going to Beijing to take the exams naturally benefited the East Market.

Affected by these factors, the commodity trading and consumption levels of buyers and sellers in the East Market tend to be high-end.

As West Market borders the northwest, Hu people from the Western Regions gathered in West Market. Hu people from the north and Western Regions transported goods from Central Asia and Mobei to Chang'an through the Silk Road. The prosperity of West Market was inseparable from the support of Hu people.

The West Market was close to the west gate of Chang'an, the Jinguang Gate, and was named "West Market Hu".

These foreigners were divided into foreign guests who had not returned from paying tribute and foreign merchants engaged in trade. For example, the number of foreign guests exceeded 10,000 all year round. With the increase in foreign merchants, jewelry shops, wine and food restaurants, and residences were concentrated in the West Market.

In addition, the Zoroastrian Temple and the Daqin Temple appeared in the neighborhoods of the West Market. On this day, Li Yan took Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance out of the East Palace and strolled in the East Market near Pingkangfang. The three of them seemed to be traveling light, but in fact, there was a team of 20 to 30 East Palace guards following them about a hundred meters away.

Once you encounter the police, you can provide support immediately.

The three of them were wearing casual clothes. Li Yan had his hair tied behind his head and was waving a flashy folding fan in his hand, imitating the behavior of the rich young men he had seen on TV.

Li Yan had long wanted to imitate the bully dandy boys on TV, sleeping until he woke up naturally, and then walking sideways on the street with a few biting servants, looking arrogant, and flirting with pretty girls when he saw them.

If there are one or two people who are brave enough to do what is right, I can also laugh arrogantly and say something to shock the whole audience: "The king's law, what is the king's law? What I say is the king's law, hahahaha."

People on the street were so frightened that they dared not say anything. It was really impressive.

Although being a good person who helps others when seeing injustice can also be honorable, it still lacks the recklessness and lawlessness of a young evildoer, which brings joy and satisfaction.

However, those situations mostly happened in remote small towns that had never seen the world. In the core of the empire like Chang'an, where the powerful and the rich were everywhere and there were as many evil young men as dogs, it was not possible to display such an arrogant and domineering person. Anyway, after wandering around for several days, Li Yan had never seen such an arrogant and domineering person.

It is only May now, and the folding fan in Li Yan's hand has basically never been opened. In addition, this is the spring rain season, and sometimes the drizzle and wind are a bit cold, so it has become a toy in his hand.

However, the weather has been fine these days. The sun is shining brightly in Chang'an City, and the weather is nice and windy. However, there has been continuous heavy rain in the Tongguan area of ​​Luoyang, which seems to be a disaster.

As usual, Li Yan finished his homework in the morning and strolled around the East and West Markets with his two followers in the afternoon. The ten attendants also took turns to protect him. Every day, he would ask two of them to accompany him to appreciate the Wangfujing of 1,500 years ago.

Ever since he took ten of his younger brothers to the Changsun Mansion, Li Yan discovered that bringing too many people was not conducive to communication and would also attract attention.

So I picked one or two at a time, and chatted with them about family matters while shopping. In just a few days, I had a pretty good idea about the family situations, growing environments, and special skills of these ten tutors, and I became more familiar with these ten people.

Xue Rengui was mature and prudent, staring at the crowd nearby vigilantly, while Wang Xuance, who came out alone with Li Yan for the first time, was extremely excited and kept discussing with Li Yan the prosperity of the east and west cities and the comparison with Luoyang City.

Although Wang Xuance is one year older than Xue Rengui, he is much more lively in character.

One of them is a scholar and the other a warrior. One has a steady personality while the other is cheerful and smart. They complement each other.

Wang Xuance was from Luoyang and had no relationship with the Taiyuan Wang family of the Five Surnames and Seven Ancestral Families. His family was also a merchant family engaged in trade and commerce. Although they had some wealth, their social status was not high. Since he was a child, his family had sent Wang Xuance to a private school to study, hoping that he could enter officialdom through business and improve his family status.

Wang Xuance himself was also very hardworking. He was smart and clever since he was young and could draw inferences from one instance.

He had learned a lot of classics on governance from history, and this time he was chosen by the Eastern Palace to enter the power center of the Tang Dynasty ahead of schedule. His father was overjoyed and told Wang Xuance to serve the prince well in order to bring glory to the family.

He also gave his son a large sum of money to honor the prince and to improve his relationship with his colleagues.

Except for Xue Rengui, everyone else was similar. Li Yan didn't need to pay for it himself every time he went out to spend money. This group of people spent money and were so excited that their eyes were filled with tears. They felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was really approachable and gave them the opportunity to show their filial piety.

After spending the money, he felt that his relationship with the prince had become closer.

After walking around for the whole morning, the three of them were a little tired. Wang Xuance saw a teahouse nearby and his eyes lit up. He suggested, "Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Hmm?" Li Yan glanced at him with a slightly serious look.

Realizing that he had let the cat out of the bag, Wang Xuance quickly and carefully looked around, then pointed to a three-story building in front of him.

The small building has flying eaves and brackets, which is antique.

Wang Xuance changed his words in a low voice, "Sir, you've been walking around for the whole morning, and I see you're tired. There's a Chunyu Tower over here, why don't you go in and rest your feet and have a cup of tea?"

"I heard that this Chunyu Tower is crowded with people, and there are also storytellers singing songs inside. It has the characteristics of a market town and is very popular. You might as well go and experience it."

"Oh?"

Li Yan's eyes lit up: "There's a storyteller inside, why didn't you tell me earlier? Let's go in quickly."

(End of this chapter)