"Teacher! Are you sure this really is Chang'an?"
"More than a hundred years have passed since the Zhenguan Era, yet this place we're in...?"
Seeing the bewilderment on Li Chengqian's face, Qing Mo smiled faintly.
After all, if Li Chengqian had not seen the scene before him with his own eyes, he probably would never have believed it.
Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, actually had places this filthy, chaotic, and wretched!
In truth, this was not unique to the Tang Dynasty. Nearly every dynasty throughout history had been like this!
Even a nation's capital would have beautiful districts, as well as areas where the common folk at the bottom of society lived!
And among those living in the pleasant districts, which one was not a high official or noble dignitary?
As for the common people who had long lived at the bottom of society, the places they lived naturally could not compare!
"This is where the common people and slaves who had long been at the bottom of society lived within Chang'an, a hundred years later!"
"It is understandable that you find the contrast unbelievable!"
"After all, you were born of noble status and are also the current crown prince. Naturally, you have never come into contact with matters at the very bottom of society!"
After hearing Qing Mo's explanation, Li Chengqian slowly nodded. Then, looking at everything before him, he clenched his fists tightly!
Having already received Qing Mo's teachings, he naturally understood that the countless ordinary people were the true foundation of a nation!
Looking at the places where these lowly commoners lived, and the exhaustion and helplessness written across their faces!
Li Chengqian's resolve to change all this grew incomparably firm!
Where the people remained, the people's hearts remained; where the people's hearts remained, the