Starting from Luoyang, Yu Xiaoxiao left the eastbound group and entered Chang'an along the Tongguan Ancient Road.

Along the way, we saw a large number of injured people and various displaced people.

Yu Xiaoxiao even encountered two roadblocks and robberies by defeated soldiers.

However, as a first-test player, Yu Xiaoxiao’s combat prowess was not bad, and she still charged out from these robbers who were about to faint from hunger.

By the time they arrived at Tongguan City, the Tang army had reoccupied this most important fortress on the way out, and the flag of the Tang Dynasty had been planted on the wall of Tongguan City.

Perhaps it was because Tongguan was in hand that the emperor felt a sense of security and dared to insist on returning to Luan Chang'an even though there were still rebels in Hedong and Shandong.

Looking at the layers of blood stains on the walls of Tongguan City, Yu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but sing:

"The peaks and ridges are like clusters, the waves are like raging, the mountains and rivers are inside and outside the Tongguan Road. Looking at the Western Capital, I feel hesitant. I am sad. Wherever the Qin and Han Dynasties traveled, thousands of palaces and palaces have been turned into soil. When they prosper, the people suffer; when they die, the people suffer."

This was originally a Yuan song, but Yu Xiaoxiao matched it with the rhythm of today's Yuefu, and her voice actually had a unique charm.

The defenders who had originally gathered at Tongguan were stunned when they heard Yu Xiaoxiao singing.

The final sigh of victory and defeat directly struck the hearts of ordinary soldiers. The prosperity of the people was miserable. When will this war end?

At this time, Yu Xiaoxiao had completed the customs clearance procedures.

Holding the customs clearance document issued by Luoyang, she mounted her horse and quickly left Tongguan.

By the time the officer came to his senses and gave the order to "invite" the singer into Tongguan City, Yu Xiaoxiao had already left together.

After entering Tongguan, it is not far from Chang'an City.

Although Yu Xiaoxiao also went to Luoyang from Chang'an, she was still full of yearning and longing for the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

The city of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was the only super city in the world. Even Luoyang, the second capital of the Tang Dynasty, was far less magnificent than Chang'an.

Even when the puppet Yan established its capital in Luoyang, it was not willing to plunder Chang'an, and the battle of Xiangji Temple quickly decided the outcome. The puppet Yan army withdrew from Chang'an City quite decisively, without causing much damage to Chang'an.

Yu Xiaoxiao led the horse and stood on the slope, looking at the majestic Chang'an City below.

Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty was also inherited from the Sui Dynasty. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty made Chang'an City the capital of the Han Dynasty and found that Chang'an City in the Han Dynasty had been dilapidated after hundreds of years of chaos.

So he ordered to "move the old city of Chang'an in the Han Dynasty twenty miles southeast to build a new capital", where "the plains of the plains are beautiful and the flowers and plants flourish."

Yang Jian built the new capital and named it "Daxing City", which took only one year to take shape.

After the Tang Dynasty inherited the legacy of the Sui Dynasty, emperors of the past dynasties continued to devote efforts to building Chang'an City.

By the time of Li Longji, Chang'an covered an area of ​​about 84 square kilometers, far exceeding Rome and Constantinople.

In the game, Yu Xiaoxiao has never seen such a huge city.

From north to south, palaces, government offices, and residential buildings descend in sequence.

Taiji Palace is the heart of Chang'an City, and Li Shimin built the Daming Palace in the northeast corner of Taiji Palace. These two palaces were the palaces where emperors of all dynasties lived.

In the imperial city south of Taiji Palace, there were the government offices of the imperial court. These huge buildings stood in rows opposite to Taiji Palace.

All officials were in the imperial city in the south, so it was also called Nanya, and it was also the administrative center of the Tang Dynasty.

The criss-crossing streets were straight and horizontal. Yu Xiaoxiao was amazed at how the ancients could draw such straight streets so accurately without drones and aerial photography.

With Zhuque Street as the center, twelve east-west horizontal streets, and north-south nine vertical streets, Chang'an is divided into 108 lanes.

Each square is like a small city within a big city. The residences of officials and nobles, ordinary residents' residences, various religious temples, restaurants and hotels are all distributed in these 108 miles of squares. This is the essence of Chang'an.

Every village actually has walls and entrance gates built. The city gates are closed on time every day. If you appear on the street at night, you may be imprisoned for violating the curfew.

Yu Xiaoxiao has been to Chang'an City before and has done some homework on Chang'an, but every time she sees this super city, she is still full of shock.

Coming down from the hillside, Yu Xiaoxiao mounted his horse and galloped towards Chang'an City.

Returning to Chang'an this time, Yu Xiaoxiao also accepted the invitation of her best friend Su Nuan to go to Chang'an to form a song and dance band.

Su Nuan, like Yu Xiaoxiao, is a well-known UP host on a certain video platform.

Yu Xiaoxiao is the UP host in the dance area, while Su Nuan made her debut through her beautiful singing voice. At first, she sang covers of foreign songs, and then gradually turned to composing and singing her own songs.

I have to say that the competition in the self-media industry is very fierce. A popular UP owner today may be eliminated tomorrow.

When Yu Xiaoxiao first entered the game, she became popular on the Internet with her sword dance.

Nowadays, she is an UP master with millions of fans, but due to the homogenization of long-term videos, she has begun to lose fans.

After all, she dances in a Tang suit every time, and it is easy for fans to get fatigued.

Yu Xiaoxiao is troubled by the loss of fans, while Su Nuan is troubled by the fact that self-media is still tepid after years of working.

Su Nuan is a serious music major who not only can sing but is also proficient in various musical instruments.

It's just that her singing Up, which is neither lively nor distinctive, really doesn't attract much attention.

Although Su Nuan entered the game, she also recorded several covers of ancient songs from the Tang Dynasty, but she failed to make any waves.

Su Nuan learned from the pain and decided to go to Chang'an City to collect some Tang Dynasty music scores and establish a music and dance troupe.

During the prosperous period of Kaiyuan, it is said that there were hundreds of music and dance troupes in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, when the officials and nobles in Chang'an City held banquets, they would invite these music and dance pictures to add to the fun. The most famous music and dance pictures could even be performed in the palace.

The Fengxiang Mansion court is about to move back to Chang'an, and Chang'an may be able to return to its previous prosperity by then.

Chang'an was the cultural and economic center of the Tang Dynasty, and it also had the largest number of musicians and dancers.

If Su Nuan prepares this music and dance troupe, and then creates a few girl group dances with the music and dance troupe, wouldn't it be a big hit?

You must know that starting a girl group is something that only chaebols can do in the real world.

But considering the current wealth of Su Nuan and Yu Xiaoxiao in Datang, it is not particularly difficult.

Su Nuan has accumulated a lot of wealth in Longyou, and Yu Xiaoxiao is a rich woman. During this time, she has received many rewards for completing tasks.

Su Nuan sold his assets and arrived in Chang'an City earlier than Yu Xiaoxiao.

However, Su Nuan did not arrive in Chang'an City alone. She came to Chang'an with a group of merchants and players.

The leading player's name is Guo Ping, who is the vice president of the Street Lamp Pendant Association. He came to Chang'an City this time to open up the Chang'an branch of the Street Lamp Association.

In the early days of the game, there were three all-powerful trade unions, but now there are many different trade unions.

However, among the player guilds, the three largest guilds in the early days are still the largest.

"Adventurer's House" is a must-join union for adventure players. Any player who is determined to fight monsters, upgrade, and compete in the battlefield will choose to join the Adventurer's House.

Adventurer House has branches all over the country, which can provide players with bounty tasks, publish information on dangerous areas in the region, and can also provide skill training services.

The skill training service can help players train their skills, and can also provide guidance on archery, riding and combat skills.

Although these services are chargeable, the money received is used to maintain the daily operations of the Adventurer's House. Old players who are willing to teach newcomers skills and combat techniques can also receive monetary rewards from the union.

Since the last game update, players can choose to join three guilds. Now the Adventurers Guild is the union with the most branches and the largest number of members.

After all, everyone is here to play games, who doesn’t want to take risks?

Even the players who serve as civil servants in Longyou still have the urge to join the army and conquer the world with swords.

The second largest labor union is the "Public Examination House". After all, Datang Fengyun is now called "Tang Dynasty Civil Servant Simulator" by netizens.

The Public Examination House collects government recruitment information from all over the country to help novice players provide employment guidance. It also invites experienced players who are senior officials to explain the latest government decrees to grassroots players. It is also a union that is widely praised by players.

The last one is the "Street Lamp Pendant Association". After all, running a business is one of the great pleasures in the game, and merchant players are also a hugely influential group in the game.

Guo Ping brought a group of players to Chang'an to establish a base in Chang'an and collect Chang'an's trade intelligence.

For businessmen, business intelligence is naturally the most important thing.

What is selling well in Chang'an and what goods are in urgent demand are all important business intelligence.

This is also one of the benefits of being a member of the Street Lamp Association. As the vice president, Guo Ping arrived in Chang'an in advance before the emperor returned to Luan Chang'an and established a branch of Longyou Commercial Bank.

When Guo Ping's caravan and Su Nuan saw Chang'an City, they were also shocked by this super city.

However, after entering Chang'an City, I clearly felt the desolation and decay hidden under the majestic Chang'an City.

Although the Puppet Yan did not order the plunder of Chang'an City, the Puppet Yan's army was not a benevolent and righteous army.

Moreover, when An Lushan first entered Chang'an, An Qingzong, the hostage he had left in Chang'an, was killed by Li Longji. An Lushan also killed the Li and Tang royal family to vent his anger.

There are countless princesses, consorts, princesses, and royal grandchildren living in Chongrenfang.

He also killed eighty-three families of Anlushan's political enemies, and the ministers who followed Li Longji in exile even killed their clans.

The soldiers under his command plundered Chang'an's treasury and the East and West Markets. Today, the two largest ruins in the center of Chang'an City are the Chang'an East and West Markets that countless merchants were most fascinated by back then.

Guo Ping said regretfully: "It's a pity. I heard that the East and West markets were the largest markets in ancient times. I didn't expect that they had been burned down by Anlu Mountain."
Chapter completed!