In 618 AD, Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, established the Tang Dynasty, and changed Daxing to Chang'an, and then further built and improved.

The circumference of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty was 35.56 kilometers and had an area of ​​about 87.27 square kilometers, which was 9.7 times the area within the city walls of today, 2.4 times the Chang'an City of the Western Han Dynasty, 1.7 times the Yuan Dynasty, 1.4 times the Beijing City of Ming and Qing Dynasties, 7 times the construction of Constantinople in 447 AD, 62 times the construction of Baghdad in 800 AD, and 7 times the construction of ancient Roman cities.

In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Chang'an was the largest and most prosperous international city at that time.

Chang'an City is magnificent in scale, rigorous in layout, symmetrical in structure, and neatly arranged. There are three gates on each side of the outer city, and the six streets that run through the twelve gates are the main transportation roads of the whole city.

Zhuque Street, which runs across the north and south, is a standard central axis. It connects the Chengtian Gate of the palace city, Zhuque Gate of the imperial city and Mingde Gate of the outer city, and divides Chang'an City into two parts symmetrical east and west. Wannian County is in the east and west. There is a commercial district in the east and west, called Dongshi and Xishi. The 11 streets in the north and south and 14 streets in the east and west are divided into neat residential areas into 110 yards, with a shape similar to a Go board.

Among the population of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, there were no less than 30,000 foreign merchants, envoys, international students, and monks, and studying abroad.

At that time, there were as many as 300 countries and regions. The Tang Dynasty's science and technology, political systems, and food styles spread from Chang'an to all parts of the world. In addition, Western culture was digested and recreated through the Tang Chang'an City and then spread to surrounding countries and regions such as Japan, North Korea, and Myanmar. Tang Chang'an became a gathering place for the world's Western and Eastern commerce and cultural exchanges, and was the largest international metropolis in the world at that time.

The next morning, a carriage with the sign of Duke Lu's Mansion was parked at the door of Li Zhan's house.

Li Zhan explained to his family and took it up. Li Jen, Zhang Gong, Li Sheng and others on the side looked at Li Zhan enviously. No one else, they also wanted to take a carriage to go to Chang'an for a trip.

But if it were normal, Li Zhan would take them with him, but today Li Zhan went to the brothel, so he couldn't bring these little guys with him.

The carriage slowly moved forward and took more than an hour to reach the front of the Chang'an city wall. After arriving in Chang'an, Li Zhan asked the carriage to stop. Looking at the towering city wall, Li Zhan was deeply moved.

You know, Li Zhan has also seen the old city walls of Chang'an in modern times, but compared with the present, he does not feel majestic or powerful.

Li Zhan waved his hand and the carriage entered Chang'an directly. The soldiers guarding the city gates on both sides saw that it was the carriage from Duke Lu's mansion, and immediately gave way to the road.

The carriage took Li Zhan slowly into Chang'an, a mysterious and ancient capital. At this moment, Li Zhan truly felt an unprecedented Tang Dynasty. The style here was not a swing of the imperial concubine, a magnificent city, or a shitty Tang Dynasty in "The Legend of the Demon Cat", but an open, inclusive and confident world cultural center, and also the center of power in the world.

The neighbors and buildings in Chang'an City are thick and elegant, while the people in Chang'an City are proud and gentle.

The Tang people's confidence, tolerance and kindness were ashamed. When a little boss of a barber shop said that he was from Chang'an, his eyes were shining; when a poet locked in prison, he was as heroic as if he was talking about his home.

This Tang Dynasty was powerful, open and prosperous, but it was not like a dream or a illusion, but it was extremely real.

Walking on the streets of Chang'an, the streets are not too clean. In ancient streets, it is impossible for bluestone to be spotlessly paved. You should know that in ancient Paris was a pile of shit and urine. Even if we are advanced and have a developed drainage system, we cannot be like a clean metropolis like in films and TV dramas.

Chang'an City is a world metropolis with a population of one million. When all nations come to pay tribute, all ethnic groups live in a mixed manner, so every corner should have the smell of fireworks, the smell of humanity and the smell of soil. Two people fight and a group of people fight. It is impossible for them to not be covered in mud on their bodies and do not have any dirty blood and dirt on their faces.

Chang'an City is not only a magnificent and magnificent palace, not only aristocratic women, generous and heroic poets and heroes, but also a slums rolling in the dark mud. This Tang Dynasty is not only a stage for heroes, heroes, poets and celebrities to swear, but also a miserable world for the people to survive.

"This is the real Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty!" Li Zhan looked around and showed a faint smile.

Through the window on the carriage, Li Zhan looked carefully at everything outside. After a while, the carriage stopped. Following Li Zhan, Cheng Chumo's voice sounded outside: "Brother Zhan, you are finally here."

When he opened the carriage, Li Zhan saw Cheng Chumo standing in front of the carriage with a flattering smile, and a group of people were following Cheng Chumo.

"Call Brother Zhan!"

Cheng Chumo was obviously the head of the group of people. After he said something, the others immediately shouted in unison: "Brother Zhan."

"Okay!" Li Zhan jumped out of the carriage and came to Cheng Chumo and smiled: "Brother Cheng, who are these brothers?"

"Ah!" Cheng Chumo laughed and began to introduce his bad friends to Li Zhan.

The first one is Cheng Chumo's younger brother Cheng Chuliang. This guy is very lucky. He respected Li Shimin's daughter, Princess Qinghe, Li Jing, as a hero. The next one is Cheng Chubi, who is the right general of Jinwu. He is also one of Cheng Chumo's terror. He listens to his elder brother's words the most and listens to Cheng Chumo's everything.

There is another person below who is heroic, named Qin Huaiyu, who is Qin Qiong's son.

Following were two brothers, Yuchi Baolin and Yuchi Baoqing of the Yuchi family.

The last one was a man sitting in a wheelchair. His eyes were a little dark and he felt a little forced to smile. After Cheng Chumo's introduction, he was Niu Feng, the only son of the bull Jinda of Langya County.

"Are you General Niu's son?" Li Zhan looked at Niu Feng in a wheelchair with some surprise.

Why is Li Zhan interested in Niu Feng? It is because Li Zhan highly praised Niu Jinda. There are many famous generals in the Tang Dynasty, but only Niu Jinda should be the only honest famous general.

Niu Jinda has a rough and barbaric appearance, a black and hairy face, and often shows a fierce look, and is often teased by others as the ugliest general.

However, he is kind and upright by nature. In the process of assisting Li Shimin, he devoted himself to Li Shimin and made a lot of efforts. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, Niu Jinda was named general, but Niu Jinda still maintained a hard and simple lifestyle, and was quite low-key, and did not even meet the aura of a general at all. At home, except for his wife and a son with broken legs, there was only an old woman who helped them handle family affairs. In the social situation at that time, it was not superior to ordinary people's lives.

Tell me, which name will be as hard as Niu Jinda, almost nothing, which is why Li Zhan highly respects Niu Jinda.
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