The soldiers brushed the mane of his fat black man, prepared a saddle, carried a dry food bag on his shoulders, and tied his quilt into a backpack. Everything seemed to be in place for the journey.
Fumeng Lingcha has sent someone to deliver the message. He has checked into the Diawhuan City Inn and will leave at 00:00 tomorrow morning. Li Siye needs to wait early tomorrow morning.
In the evening, Yan Xiaosi led a horse and tied it under the wooden railing of the general meeting platform in the school ground. He looked up secretly and saw Li Siye sitting cross-legged in front of the desk through the wooden gap in the board window, with his hand in his hand.
Studying hard with "Li Weigong's Art of War" in hand.
He quietly walked to the door, adjusted his head with both hands, and then folded his hands and called softly: "Colonel."
Li Siye closed the book and squinted his eyes. When he saw it was Yan Xiaosi, he put down the book and said calmly: "It's Xiaosi, come in."
After Yan Xiaosi entered the door, he bowed respectfully and crossed his hands and asked him: "I heard from my humble position that the school captain is going to follow the Jiedushi envoy back to Chang'an to pay tribute. I wonder if there is anyone around to accompany him and take care of him."
Li Siye's eyes lit up: "Not yet, do you want to go to Chang'an with me?"
Yan Xiaosi raised his eyebrows and crossed his hands and said, "That's what Xiaosi has in mind."
"Okay, go back tonight and make preparations, and then set out with me at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Here!" Yan Xiaosi rubbed his hands together, seeming to be very excited and surprised. He giggled awkwardly twice before saying, "Um, Captain, I'll go back and get ready."
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Li Siye woke up, squeezed his sleepy eyes and pushed open the next door. He reached out and picked up the dark blue crotch-less robe from the rack next to him, and put it on haphazardly. The dyeing and printing technology of this era was not yet mature, so the robe
The color tone was uneven, with some places being dark and some being light, and it looked like a specially made mottled pattern. He picked up the horizontal knife from the wall, put it on his waist, and turned around to go out.
Pushing open the door panel with a crash, the sky was slightly dark, and the vast dark blue was dotted with stars. He turned around and saw a gray figure leaning against the wall with his arms folded, his head lowered and dozing in confusion.
"Yan Xiaosi, have you been here already?"
Yan Xiaosi quickly stood up straight, crossed his hands and said, "No, I just came here."
"In that case, let's set off."
The two of them each led a horse and left the empty school grounds. The faint mist in the early morning shrouded the surroundings in white. As soon as they walked out of the camp, they saw four people standing next to the well platform in the hazy mist. They were Yuan Tao and Cheng Jichang.
, Fujimaki, and Tian Zhen each held a wine bowl.
Li Siye was surprised, then he raised his hands and said with a smile: "I'm just going back to Chang'an, why do I need to put on such a formal farewell."
"No, the ancients said that one day is like three autumns without seeing each other. It will be four or five months since you go to Chang'an. We are thousands of miles apart. Brothers, please prepare a small glass of wine to see you off."
Li Siye took the wine bowl handed over to him, and Yan Xiaosi also got a bowl. The two of them drank it in big gulps. Li Siye handed it back and said, "Thank you brothers for sending me this gift. It's cold in spring, so go back."
The two of them turned around and waved, leaving everyone behind in the vast mist.
They led the horses to the door of the inn, and sure enough, General Fumeng had not gotten up yet, so they were standing on the roadside waiting in the morning mist. Merchants from various warehouses in the city had already brought out camels and loaded their goods, and the fog filled the city.
It looked particularly clear amidst the ringing of camel bells. The outline of the inn's earthen walls and long streamers were floating in the quicksand-like haze. Farther away, many flat-roofed houses also appeared scattered on the high ground.
Fumeng Lingcha started to set off. The dozen or so followers around him moved swiftly and skillfully. They led the horses out of the stables one by one, put up the saddles and asked the envoy to get on the horse. Fumeng Lingcha had not yet been affected by the large and complicated entourage that occurs when high-ranking officials travel.
His habit will soon get worse when he achieves the goal of Jiedushi.
The general rode his horse to Li Siye's side, laughed and said: "You got up early enough, you must have been waiting for a long time."
Li Siye held the horse's reins and crossed his hands: "The humble post has just arrived."
"Let's go, there's still a long way to go."
Fumeng swung his riding crop, slapped the horse's buttocks, and led the team out of the city in a hurry.
The journey that follows is not only long, but also full of stops and starts, especially after joining the team of Jiedushi. The travel ceremony is so complicated that it is so complicated that it is a headache. The accompanying escort team alone has more than 400 people.
Among them were the carriages carrying the Fire-Spitting Immortal Khan, Princess Jinhe and the two Kortuns. From the door banner in the front to the six flags in the center of the team, to the five-square flag at the end, the entire team was dozens of feet tall.
The long worm squirmed on the desert road outside Luntai.
Li Siye followed the team unhurriedly. He had already expected this slow journey. Taking advantage of the developed station transportation network in Shazhou and other places, the team's daily journey was only two to three stations. They encountered
Small inns would stop and rest for half an hour, and when encountering large inns, they would camp for the night. This was the case no matter the time, morning or evening.
The team set off from Qiuci and arrived at Shazhou Dunhuang more than half a month later. Gai Zhongcheng's team did not stop here and continued on to Guazhou. Li Siye rode on his horse and looked to the west.
Thousands of golden lights of the Buddha cave shine on the yellow rock surface, revealing a solemn and precious aura. The side silhouette that cannot be illuminated by the light makes half of the cave wall lurk an unknown darkness in the interface between light and darkness. The evenly arranged caves on the cliff
The black hole is neat and dense, dotted with red monk robes, and there is a lonely sound of knocking on the stone wall.
After traveling for a few more days, Jiedushi's team passed through Gaolan Mountain and arrived in Lanzhou. They made some repairs in the city and waited until the next day before setting off again. Li Siye did not go to Guanyi with the large army, but found one near Guanyi.
A small inn, where Yan Xiaosi and I live, so that we can do certain things conveniently.
Yan Xiaosi has been very obedient since the beginning of the journey. He has positioned himself as an orderly, serving tea and water. He never travels alone wherever he goes. He will only follow Li Siye when he goes out.
Li Siye didn't know whether he should take him with him for this kind of thing, but this boy was so well-behaved that he couldn't get used to it. Could it be that just because he pulled him up from the snow cave, he was thinking about repaying his kindness?
He was not used to the feeling of being reciprocated, let alone a man.
The two went to the street to buy a bowl of noodle soup. When the sky got dark, Li Siye returned to the inn to prepare. He took out the Sienke brand hidden in the corner of his clothes and looked at it carefully again.
This was the first time he left Chang'an for Anxi four years ago. After being plotted on the way, he encountered the desert bandit Zhang Kuo. They wandered in the desert for more than 20 days before killing all his gang. From this picture
Li Siye got the key, brand and sachet from his body. As soon as Li Siye got the key, he thought of the Sha Bandit's treasure. The brand marked Lanzhou Quanyefang, which is the red light district in Lanzhou City, and the lotus embroidered on the sachet
If so, she might be the brothel girl in Quanyefang.
Yan Xiaosi came in carrying the boiled tea, and Li Siye quickly held the sign in the palm of his hand. Xiaosi didn't seem to notice, and poured the water into the tea bowl in front of Li Siye with the copper pot.
"This is the hot tea I ordered from Dr. Tea downstairs. Captain, please take a few bites while it's hot."
Li Siye nodded slightly while holding the tea bowl, and said seductively: "The market streets in Lanzhou City are much more lively than those in Dunhuang. Xiaosi, don't you have a place you want to go? Find a gold-selling cave and have fun. I have one here.
You can use it as you wish with the two taels of money."
He took out two bunches of money from his pocket and placed them in front of Yan Xiaosi. Yan Xiaosi's face showed no joy except surprise.
"No, that's not necessary, Colonel. I have money, but I don't want to go."