This was the first mansion he saw after coming to Datang that was close to modern and had a high quality of life. Even he wanted to live here after seeing it.
The person standing on the steps of the front yard was the chief steward of the Li Mansion. He crossed his hands in front of his face and said to Fumeng Lingcha: "Humeng Lingcha, my Alang is meeting guests in the hall. You go first."
Let’s rest in the hall for a while.”
He stretched out his hand to invite the two of them into the long room with reverse seats. This was just a guest room for guests to rest, with rooms separated by partitions. Li Siye stretched out his hand to present the gift he had brought to the steward, and then followed Fumeng Lingcha.
Sitting on the futon.
The steward called two maids to serve them tea and water, while he retreated outside to greet the guests.
Although Fumeng Lingcha's casual official has reached the third rank of Zuowuwei General, his official position as Deputy Governor of Anxi is still the fourth rank. Just like Li Linfu, although he is only the third rank Zhongshu Ling, he already has the first rank title of Jin Guogong.
.Li Siye has always been confused by the official positions in the Tang Dynasty, and it is difficult to distinguish the difference between official officials and official officials.
The two of them waited patiently in the room. When the maid served the third cup of tea, the steward was finally late.
"My Alang has invited Fumeng Duhu and this general."
The two quickly tidied up their appearance, stood up and followed the steward out of the front hall, passing through several corridors. They could see the neatly arranged flower beds and medicine shops. Gardeners in half-armor clothes were squatting on the ground to clean up with hoes as big as their hands.
Weeds.
They entered the main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, where they could see rows of bamboo curtains hanging on the windows and black stone tiles on the floor. Then they turned and entered the back hall. There were rooms separated by partitions on the left and right. Then they turned left again and went around again.
Turn right on the partition, turn right again, turn left, turn left, turn right, turn left again and pass through the middle door, and then you will suddenly see a spacious and long quiet room in front of you.
Li Siye breathed a sigh of relief. This house was like a maze. Even if the assassin came, he wouldn't be able to get around.
There are still flowers and plants placed on both sides of the quiet room, all using ceramic jars as flower pots. There are even a few tropical plants in it. I really don’t know how they were transplanted and maintained.
He lowered his head slightly, but his eyes peeked up at the man kneeling on the hard couch at the end of the quiet room.
His first impression was that this man's eye sockets were very deep, so deep that when the light was dim, his eyes were blocked by shadows, like a blackened cartoon character. This man wore a long-legged headdress and half-arms of hemp cloth on his upper body. He was the first
The most comfortable and breathable Xuan Ma. Wear a white midriff underneath. The foot wraps are wrapped around the calves in layers with even spacing. A beautiful soft knot is tied at the interface and embedded in the binding strips. Well, maybe it’s still a compulsion.
disease patients.
Fumeng Lingcha stood three feet away from this person, bowed and crossed his hands: "Fumeng Lingcha pays homage to Prime Minister Li."
Li Siye followed Fumeng and bowed, saying nothing. He was just here to make a difference and try not to create a sense of presence.
Li Linfu stood up from the couch with his hand, stretched out his hand to support Fu Meng's arms, and said with a humble smile: "Fu Meng, the Protector, and I are officials in the same court, and we are both ministers of the saint. No need to be formal, please sit down."
He turned around and returned to the hard couch, knelt on the ground, and ordered the steward: "Get a futon for the two of them and sit down."
The maid came forward with slow steps and spread two square mats on the ground. After Fumeng and Li Siye nodded, they knelt down and sat on them one after another.
Li Linfu tilted his head, and his shadowy eye sockets may have noticed Li Siye. He tapped his knees with his fingers and asked, "Is this general looking stranger, or is he a soldier of my Qixi Prefecture?"
Li Siye's shoulders trembled, but he couldn't hide. Shouldn't your husband always have his eyes on you? Why would a young general ask for his identity?
He was hesitating how to reply, but luckily Fumeng Lingcha had already answered for him with his hands crossed: "This is the general who followed Gai Zhongcheng to the capital this time to show his merits. His name is Li Siye. He played a neutral role in the expedition against the sudden cavalry Shi Huang.
With great merit, he was promoted to the rank of Zhonglang General."
Li Linfu nodded, his eyes floating in the air and overlooking Li Siye.
"The descendants of the Four Towns of Anxi are pretty good."
Li Siye lowered his head and crossed his hands and said, "Here."
Judging from Li Youxiang's reaction, he is unfamiliar with Li Siye and has no impression of him. That's good.
"Guardian Fumeng, this is the second time you have come to my house, but what else is there?"
Fumeng Lingcha was just here to give gifts, so what's the matter? But on this occasion, even if he wasn't an old man, he could still continue the conversation. He crossed his hands in the direction of Daming Palace and gave a thumbs up and said: "Yes.
The sage is so gracious that he has returned to Qixi this time. He is not only the deputy of the new Jiedu envoy Tian Zhongcheng, but also the deputy of the capital to protect you. However, you are far away in Chang'an and cannot come in person, so you came to the house to ask for instructions.
Do you have any advance arrangements for your government affairs?"
"Speaking of arrangements, there are indeed three items. Please listen carefully. First, this year, the Dashi envoy came to Chang'an. When he asked to see His Majesty, he told us that the public security in the Tang Dynasty was disordered, especially from the deserts of Hexi to Anxi. This happened many times.
Caravans were robbed and even envoys were robbed.”
Li Siye felt very familiar with the news and quietly lowered his eyelids and looked down at the ground.
"Dashi's country is rich in carpets, spices, ivory, and gold. These are all scarce in our Tang Dynasty. Trade routes are exchanged for mutual benefit. The ancient Silk Road is busy. We must not relax our vigilance just because the land under our rule is vast and the people are sparse. So my
It means that Anxi and Hexi are jointly expanding the number of desert stations to facilitate business travel and make it difficult for lawless people to attack."
"Your Majesty has been particularly fond of gold recently. He uses gold vessels for fasting and offering sacrifices in the palace. The trade between the two countries is also of great importance, so this matter should be dealt with first."
Fumeng Lingzha crossed his hands and continued to listen with his ears pricked up.
"This second matter is about Ashina Xin's inauguration as the Turkic Khan of the Ten Surnames. Tuqi Shihuang Hemo has great ambitions. If he knows that the Turkic Khanship has been lost, trouble will inevitably arise. This matter must be appeased
Lord.”
"Here."
"The third thing is that Tubo occupied the Xiaobolu Kingdom and used the princess and the country's lord Su Xiefei as their puppets. They built Lianyun Fort on the bank of the Bolek River to resist the Tang Dynasty, causing all the rulers in the Western Regions to turn their backs on China."
Li Linfu stood up from the couch, walked down and walked around in front of Fumeng Lingcha. Fumeng hurriedly wanted to stand up, but he held his shoulder down. After thinking for a moment, he said in a hoarse voice: "General Fumeng, this is the real
Great credit! This incident made His Majesty furious. Didn’t you see that the price of pepper in Chang’an City has also increased?”
Li Siye muttered to himself, what a coincidence, what we sent today was pepper.
After listening to these three things, Li Siye immediately felt that Li Xiangguo was a pragmatic person. All the topics today were not empty talk, and every one of them hit the point of the current political and military use in the four towns of Anxi. Like this Bolechuan, even
Li Linfu also had an insight into the key points of the enemy's situation, such as Yunbao, which were only known to the Anxi army. From this point of view, although he has a reputation of being narrow-minded, jealous of talents and capable, and talking secretly, he is indeed a good master of political management.
"General Fumeng, you seem to be a Qiang, right?"
Fumeng Lingcha quickly raised his shoulders and crossed his hands and said, "To be honest, sir, I am indeed a Qiang person."
"The Qiang people are good, brave and good at fighting..." Li Linfu wanted to say something else to praise the Qiang people, but he didn't have enough ink in his stomach, so he had to wave his hand and give up.
The housekeeper came in from the outside, crossed his hands and said to Li Linfu: "Alang, Wang Hui, a member of the household department, wants to see you."
Li Linfu nodded, and Fu Meng carefully observed the opportunity and took the initiative to say goodbye: "Li Xiang, I'll take my leave later."
Li Linfu waved his hand, and Li Siye followed Fumeng Lingcha and crossed his arms with his husband. The two of them returned along the original path with half-hunched bodies, but Li Linfu's voice came from behind: "Wait a moment."
Li Siye stopped breathing and froze in his steps. Fu Meng Lingzha didn't move his feet, but turned around and crossed his hands and said, "Do you have any instructions, Prime Minister Li?"
"If you can successfully complete one of the three things I just mentioned, I will recommend to your majesty that you will be the governor of Anxi..."
Fumeng Lingcha bowed to the ground and said: "Thank you very much, Mr. Li, for your kindness. I will do my best in my humble position."