In the room, Gao Lishi took out a small red sandalwood box and placed it on the table and smiled: "This is a treasure robes, and there are only two items in the world, one for the Lord and the Regent.

Concubine Wu Hui wanted to give it to King Shou, but the emperor did not agree. Unexpectedly, the emperor actually rewarded you, which shows how much he valued you!"

Gao Lishi opened the box and took out a piece of clothing. Li Xiu widened his eyes. Damn it! Isn’t this a bulletproof vest?

It is a thick vest vest. It was called a half-body armor in the Tang Dynasty, not a vest, but it looks similar.

"This is the Linjinyi. It was the military weapon supervisor who transferred 20 master craftsmen and the best Weaver Girl in the palace. It took ten years to make it to Wu Zetian's seventy birthday gift."

Li Xiu stroked the satin that was as smooth and delicate as a baby's skin. This is what Li Cui wore!

He asked in confusion: "Why does it take ten years?"

Gao Lishi smiled and said, "There are seven layers of scale brocade. The outermost inner and face are Huzhou brocade. Then the two layers inside are oil cloth. The oil cloth is repeatedly soaked in oil and then dried in the shade with the densest cloth. It is soaked in oil for half a year and then dried in the shade for another year. Three times, three layers inside are densely weaved with gold thread as the inner core. The total weight is only three kilograms. The sword cannot penetrate the sword and the knife will not cut it. Within twenty steps, the military crossbow cannot penetrate it."

“It doesn’t feel very difficult to make!”

Gao Lishi shook his head and said, "It's just that I said it simply. In fact, it has more than a hundred processes, and each process is very complicated. If you are not careful, all your previous efforts will be wasted.

It also has many secret recipes, such as the oil-soaked cloth will be very hard, so how can it be restored to softness? In the end, there is no difference between it and ordinary cloth, but it is dense and tough.

Also, how to draw gold into gold wires, and then weave them carefully and closely, and finally tightly enough to keep them from leaking.

It took ten years to fail and hundreds of pieces were made into two pieces. Wu Zetian rewarded them to Zhang Yizhi's brothers, one piece for each of them. Later, he returned to the palace, with one piece for the emperor and the regent."

Li Xiu had a sense in his heart that this should be one of the rewards for his wallet.

Gao Lishi said meaningfully: "Although there are many princes, you are the only one who does the tasks. Your performance in Chang'an and Luoyang have made the emperor admire him. The emperor gave you this scale brocade robe. This is the greatest recognition and praise for you."

Li Xiu suddenly remembered something, and Li Cui still owed him a brocade dress!

………….

After coming out of Dongdu Palace, Li Xiu rode his horse to Tianjin Bridge. Pei Min guarded behind him, but he unexpectedly met Zi Linfeng.

"Envoy Pei asked me to tell Your Highness that the Peony Flower Festival will bloom tomorrow, and the public security focus in the Eastern Capital will be shifted to the Peony Flower Festival. The manpower will be very nervous. If Your Highness no longer needs it, my subordinates and I will withdraw."

"Although I retrieved the military surveillance drawings, my mission was not completed."

Li Xiu turned around and said to Zi Linfeng: "The chief clerk of the military weapon supervisor, Jin Shui-Chief, has not been caught yet, he is the key to the entire case."

"Maybe he's dead."

Li Xiu shook his head, "You don't understand his value. He is the only person among the Goguryeo people who understand drawings. Without his guidance and explanation, even if the Goguryeo craftsmen cannot create high-quality weapons according to the drawings, they cannot configure fire and sterilization. How could the Goguryeo people let him die with such a treasure?"

"Maybe he was sent to the island, we did not find a dungeon, and he was probably sent away with the dungeon."

Li Xiu still shook his head, "If it were me, I would definitely transport the original copy first, but the original copy is there. I have a intuition that the golden water will definitely be in Luoyang."

"You mean, I have to follow you?"

Li Xiu smiled and said, "I'm going to send the reward money soon, and I have one you deserve."

"Hell!" He urged the horse to go south of the bridge...

At this time, a sound of music suddenly came from a distance. Li Xiu looked into the distance from the bridge and saw a colorful parade in the south slowly coming here.

“What kind of parade is this?”

Zi Linfeng showed a gentle smile on his pretty face.

"This is a parade of courtesans and flowers at the Peony Flower Club. It's very grand. Your Highness will have a good reputation. Thousands of beauties in costume will pass by you."

"How to choose a courtesan? What is a Baihua?"

"Women are like flowers. Luoyang peony flowers only appreciate flowers but not women. Isn't it very monotonous? So women also have to compete with flowers. The courtesans are selected at the flower meeting every year, and the election is mainly recommended by Lefang."

"The brothel, don't the Jiaofang recommend it?"

"Choose a courtesan has nothing to do with being a villain!"

"And what about Baihua?"

"Hundred Flowers are competitions between song and dance troupes, and they are also recommended by Luoyang Lefang. Three hundred song and dance troupes of all sizes participated in the selection, and the winning team finally won the Hundred Flowers Crown."

Li Xiu suddenly thought of Yang Yuhuan. Yang Sanjie said that she had been in seclusion and practiced hard, as if she was just to participate in this competition.

Li Xiu's heart moved and pointed to the parades getting closer and closer in the distance and said with a smile: "Are these people participating in the parade the competition team?"

"That's right, so you'll see more than 300 floats passing by. Each float will have a singing and dancing troupe to show their most beautiful side. There will be hundreds of beauties participating in the selection of courtesans, and they will also make a stunning appearance."

Li Xiu turned over and got off the horse and walked towards the southernmost bridge. He was looking forward to seeing Yang Yuhuan's stunning appearance.

The sound of drums and music is approaching, and various musical sounds are mixed together, which seems a bit noisy. The streets are crowded with people watching the fun.

The south bank of Tianjin Bridge is also crowded with people, and cheers are constantly coming. It is obviously more beneficial and clear to watch the parade on the bridge.

But there were soldiers guarding the bridge, and no one was allowed to go to the bridge. There were only Li Xiu and his two subordinates on the bridge.

The first float finally arrived in front of me. It was a beautifully decorated ox cart, even the ox was covered with a brocade cover.

There are fifteen girls walking on each side of the float, like green leaves that set off red flowers.

On the float, more than a dozen girls in gorgeous dresses were dancing gracefully, with graceful figures.

A flower chair was placed in front of the float, with a gorgeous woman sitting on it, her hair combed with a high bun, her face was like a full moon, and she looked a bit charming. She was wearing a long green dress and a light gauze, and a large area of ​​crystal white skin was exposed on her chest.

"Her name is Zuo Xiaoqian, the chief teacher of Luoshen Lefang. She ranked third in the courtesan last year. She has excellent talents. I heard that she is going to marry into a wealthy family. This year is the last time she competes for courtesan."

Some people on both sides kept handing over pieces of silk and shouting Zuo Xiaoqian's name. Zuo Xiaoqian nodded slightly and smiled like a flower.

"These are Zuo Xiaoqian's suitors, including businessmen, rich young men, officials, and great students. They put their poems in the silk, hoping to have a love affair."

“Will it work?”

"Of course it works! They will find a home from these suitors. Wang Changdi, who Zuo Xiaoqian wants to marry, is one of her many suitors, the third child of the Wang family in Luoyang."

A second float came soon, and fierce applause sounded from both sides of the street. More people came forward to hand over the silk. The woman who was competing for the courtesan wore a white skirt, had a slender figure and beautiful appearance, making her skin look like a coagulant and a charming orchid.

"This is Shi Yao, the second courtesan last year, the daughter of Shi Meilefang's owner. She is only seventeen years old. It is said that Shouwang Li Mao likes her very much and intends to bring her into the royal palace."

In history, Li Mao, the King of Birthday, married Yang Yuhuan! It seems that this is what happened this year.

At this time, there was a thunderous sound in front of him, and drums and music were heard, even the purple forest maple was moved.

"The fourth class of courtesans is here!"

Li Xiu was excited and quickly looked forward and saw a larger float appear.

In front of the cart, the two big men each carried a long gold-edged pattern, with the left saying "Xuanhua Lefang" and the right saying "Yiguan Qunfang".

There was a beautiful woman sitting on a brocade chair in the middle. Li Xiu recognized her at a glance that it was Gao Xuan.

I saw that her skin was as white as fat, her hair was as dark as snow, her pretty face was bright and radiant, and her beautiful eyes were shining. She wore a long skirt cut out of red Shu brocade, embroidered with gold and silver thread, which was particularly rich and charming.

She smiled and sat on the brocade chair with a smile, with a relaxed look on the brocade chair, with a queenly look down on all living beings.

Countless men handed brocade to the float, and countless people were fascinated by her.

"This is a legendary woman!" Zi Linfeng sighed softly.

"Let me tell me!" Li Xiu found that she knew nothing about Gao Xuan.

"She was the princess of the third prince of Silla. She was newlywed and came to Luoyang, Datang to travel. As a result, her husband died of illness in Luoyang. At that time, she was only eighteen years old, so she did not return to Silla, but stayed in Luoyang to live.

She won the courtesan at the Peony Flower Club that year. Many people are obsessed with her, including King Xue. King Xue also opened the Xuanhua Lefang for her. Since then, she has taken the courtesan four times in a row.

But she is not slandering any man, but the more this happens, the more crazy the man who pursues her will be.

Last year, even Luo Ying had a plan to make a move and gave her five hundred silk pieces, but she threw them all on the street, but Luo Ying didn't dare to put any farts.

"Because she is King Xue's woman?"

"The rumor is, but I don't think it's."

“Why?”

"Xue Wang has a strong possessive desire. If it were his woman, it would be impossible for him to show up again."

Li Xiu thought to himself, ‘What does it mean to give her a sachet?’

"The Thirteen Flowers of Xuanhua behind her is probably going to win the Hundred Flowers Crown this year."

Li Xiu hurriedly looked behind Gao Xuan and saw thirteen girls in costumes dancing gracefully, but their dancing postures were not large, just like pictures one by one.

As expected, every girl is charming and has her own charm.

One of the girls wearing a yellow half-sleeved skirt and a double-ring bun was particularly eye-catching. Although she was still a little childish, her every frown and smile was full of charm. She held a round fan in her hand and her beautiful eyes were shy and timid, which attracted Li Xiu very much.

Could she be Yang Yuhuan?

However, Gao Xuan's aura is too strong. She is beautiful and mature, and her body is full of the temptation of a woman, attracting everyone. Although Xuanhua's Thirteen Flowers are beautiful, she still becomes her foil.

Gao Xuan's car approached Tianjin Bridge and began to turn the road toward the east.

Countless men flocked to the cart and handed the silk onto the cart. The soldiers tried their best to stop it. Even the girls on both sides were a little confused. The fanatical suitor shouted wildly: "Gao Xuan! Gao Xuan!"

Gao Xuan smiled slightly and covered her red lips with a fan, which immediately became charming.

At this time, she looked up slightly and saw Li Xiu standing on the bridge.
Chapter completed!