The red sun is in the sky at noon, the residence of the Sixteenth Prince in Yongfufang.
It can be said that this is a collective compound built by Li Longji for his sons. There are only winding lanes between the various palaces. It is convenient for brothers to travel and love each other. Of course, it is also convenient for monitoring each other and filing grudges. Even Prince Li Heng is also in Yongfufang.
There is a separate courtyard in the palace. Whenever the Tai Chi Palace is unbearably hot in the summer, Li Heng and his family will move to the separate courtyard so that they can enjoy the kingly wind blowing from Longshou Plain nearby.
The front door of Prince Shou's Mansion is deserted. Now many people are unwilling, let alone afraid to approach this place. Although the hookup between the emperor and Princess Shou is very secret, there is no airtight wall. Sometimes the exchange of information does not need to be spread by word of mouth. Almost one person
Just look at it.
For example, the following two sentences,
"Hey, why didn't King Shouwang come to participate in this year's Spring Hunting?"
"Shut up! If you hold back what you say, you will die if you hold back."
"..."
The people who heard it already understood it, so there was no need to tell it directly.
Li Siye led the horse through the quiet winding alley. Only the gentle breeze was blowing the fallen leaves on the ground, and his footsteps could only be heard between the high walls of the palace. He was thinking in his mind that before meeting King Shou, he must control
Make sure your facial expressions are good, and don't show any sympathy in your eyes. Gossip and gloating about misfortune are even more courting death. Your eyes should be calm, just pretend you don't know anything.
He stopped at the corner door of the palace and knocked twice on the red door panel.
"who!"
The door opened with a creak, and a yawning warrior wearing silk armor walked out. He squinted his eyes and saw that he did not look like a regular visitor to the palace. He said with a straight face: "Who are you? Come to Prince Shou's palace to work."
very?"
"I'm just a frontier fortress captain. Someone asked me to deliver a letter and asked me to present it to King Shou."
"What letter? Bring it." The warrior stretched out his hand towards Li Siye.
"I told you, someone asked me to present myself to King Longevity."
"His Royal Highness King Shou will not see you." The military attaché said with twitching corners of his mouth.
"The letter cannot be passed to a third person. Since I can't see you in person, I'll just take my leave." Li Siye did not bother with the warrior and decisively turned around and left.
"Wait a moment." The military attache glanced at Li Siye hesitantly, bit his lip and said, "Wait here, I will inform His Highness."
The military attache closed the door, and Li Siye stood waiting outside the door leisurely. Facing a man whose father had robbed his wife, he was not willing to come to take advantage of this bad luck, but this matter could create a good relationship with Yang Yuhuan.
The Yang family will be the most popular powerful family in the Tang Dynasty in the future, not to mention Yang Yuhuan himself. In order to achieve rapid rise to power, this road must be taken.
The side door opened with a creak, and it was still the warrior in silk armor. This time he was much more obedient. He cupped his hand towards Li Siye and extended his hand in invitation: "Your Highness, please come to the front hall."
Li Siye nodded and stepped across the threshold. The general led him inside, around the screen wall, through the door and the corridor. When he encountered a corner, the general would reach out in front and say "This way please". He also
I had no intention of admiring the scenery of the palace, so I hurriedly delivered the letter and left this place of right and wrong.
The military attache stopped at the steps of the front hall, crossed his hands and said to the hall: "Your Highness, the messenger has been brought."
He walked into the hall with his head lowered, and looked up to see a man wrapped in a quilt sitting on the steps of the hall. He was vaguely wearing a mid-level singlet, a copper crown on his head, his hair was messy, and his face was very white.
Li Siye just glanced at him, then lowered his head, crossed his hands and said, "Greetings to His Highness King Shou."
"Who asked you to send me a message?" The voice sounded thin and had a feeling of being completely cold.
"Your Highness will know after seeing it."
He took out the brocade bag from his arms and held it out with both hands.
The eunuch standing next to King Shou walked slowly down the steps of the palace, took the brocade bag from his hand, turned back and handed it to King Shou.
King Shou took out the letter from the brocade bag, grabbed it in his hand and tried to tear it up. The eunuch uttered an ouch, as if he was the one who was being torn off, but King Shou's hand finally stopped and he could not remove it.
Li Siye crossed his hands and said: "Since the letter has been delivered, I will resign from my humble post."
"Wait a minute," King Shou raised his hand and asked in a weak voice, "Can you send me a reply?"
Li Siye twitched the corner of his mouth. He would never accept such a bad thing a second time. He said decisively and tactfully: "Your Highness, it was a complete coincidence that this letter was sent, and there will never be such a coincidence again in the future. I hope it will happen again."
Your Highness forgives me."
King Shou on the palace steps sighed: "It's true, you can go down."
Li Siye let out a soft sigh and slowly walked out of the palace before turning around and walking down the steps. The military attache who led him out was the military attache who brought him a silver ingot on a tray and said bluntly: "This is a reward from His Highness."
Li Siye was surprised that he still had money to take it. He didn't mind that the money was small. No matter how small a mosquito was, it was still meat. He took it respectfully with both hands and put it into his sleeves.
After leaving the Sixteenth Prince's House, Li Siye breathed a sigh of relief. The unlucky King Shou was really pitiful. In this era of unrestricted supreme power, not only King Shou, but also the entire world were as weak as before the imperial power.
Insects and ants.
While it was still early, he rushed to the West Market on horseback, ready to sign the contract with Michagan and Shali.
Although both of them were illiterate, Li Siye still read out the contents of the contract to them. The contents involved in Party A and Party B were enough to make them dizzy.
"I will give you a one-time investment of two million dollars for your purchase of a store in West Market and operating costs. Do you understand this?"
"I understand this, I understand this." Michagan said happily.
"Tomorrow, I will send someone to deliver the money in a car. I will not participate in the location selection and purchase of the store. When you open the store or encounter any difficult problems, come and see me.
Understand."
Michagan and Sand Chicken nodded repeatedly as if they were pecking at rice.
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Nearly three days later, Fumeng Lingcha was guarding Anxiliu's backyard in Pingkangfang, wasting time waiting. As for what he was waiting for, he himself didn't know. There were alleys in front and behind Anxiliu's backyard.
In the brothel, faint sounds could be heard from time to time, which made this upright general feel depressed.
Li Linfu's prime minister's residence is also in Pingkangfang. He doesn't understand why the Zhongshu Ling would set up his residence in this place of wine lanes and fireworks. Is it because it's not lively enough? As long as you become the right prime minister, you can live in Chang'an City
Outside, there is still a lot of traffic in front of the door. Perhaps it is in response to the sentence, the small is hidden in the wild, the middle is hidden in the city, and the big is hidden in the court. Prime Minister Li needs to cultivate his leisurely mood in this bustling city.
Fumeng Lingcha had always wanted to find an opportunity to visit Li Linfu's house. It was not a collective visit with Jiedushi on official business, but a separate visit with gifts. However, this time when he returned to Chang'an to express his merits, he did not expect that he would meet with Jiedushi.
The envoy was only one step away, and he did not prepare enough money in his mansion to deal with this situation.
The key is to give a gift to a dignified prime minister if you don’t have anything that is worth it. A gift that is too expensive will make people suspicious, and a gift that is too insignificant will make people disgusted.
He himself is not a person who specializes in this field. He can be called a half layman.
It is said that Tian Renwan, the new governor of the Fourth Town of Anxi, has already set off from Yizhou and will arrive in Chang'an in a few days. By that time, his opportunity will have completely disappeared.
He stood up from his bed in the yard and shouted to a few followers scattered around: "Here comes someone!"
A follower came up and crossed his hands and said: "General, what are your orders?"
"We have been in Chang'an for a few days, but why haven't we seen Li Siye sitting in the back yard? Please take your horse to Xinchangfang and call him here!"
After answering with his hands crossed, the entourage went to the stable to lead the horse, walked out of the crowded Pingkangfang Beiqu, came to the middle street, got on the horse, and went to Xinchangfang.
However, on his way here, Li Siye had just passed by Fumeng Lingcha's entourage in Yongningfang.
Many Chang'an dignitaries lived in Yongningfang, including the residences of generals such as Pei Xingjian and Zhang Shougui. The current residence of Gai Jiayun, the governor of Hexi Longyou, is also here.