Li Siye rode his horse and came behind Tian Renwan, his staff, and her husband Meng Lingcha. He crossed his hands and said, "Li Siye, who is of humble rank, has met Tian Zhongcheng."
Tian Renwan, whose beard reached to his chest, turned sideways from his horse, looked at Li Siye carefully for a while, and then said with a smile: "So this is Li Siye, the number one brave general in Anxi who defeated Talas City with fifty men."
"Zhongcheng Miao praised it."
"With an athlete like you in Anxi, I can feel at ease only if I take office as Jiedushi. Let's go."
Li Siye raised his head again and crossed his hands before holding the horse's reins and straightening his chest and raising his head. Since Tanaka Cheng wants to stand in front of us, we are the most majestic general figurines, with a brave and heroic posture, like a tiger sitting on a hill.
Tian Renwan looked back again, nodded approvingly, turned back and stroked his beard and said, "General Li."
"The end is here!"
"You come behind me."
"Here!"
Tian Renwan's secretary in charge, the Marching Sima, quickly moved his horse aside to make room for Li Siye.
"Drive," he stepped forward with the horse's belly under his arms, first clasped his fists and saluted everyone, and the other people saluted back one after another. The atmosphere between the two parties was harmonious and easy-going, and they occasionally exchanged greetings.
The rising sun rose above the city gate of Jinguang Gate, casting a layer of golden light on the green tiles on the top of the tower. Li Meier climbed to the edge of the carriage and lifted the curtain, looking back at the streets of Chang'an City. Thousands of rooftops were bathed in the glow, adding a touch of elegance to the imperial capital.
Solemn and solemn.
The rising sun at this moment is yellow in color, just like the setting sun.
…
A month and a half later, Tian Renwan's banner finally arrived at Kucha City, and the Anxi generals came to greet him at the city gate. Tian Zhongcheng was an easy-going man, and did not come with any threats or threats. He just comforted the generals to use their sincerity and reduce Anxi's current situation.
The situation is maintained well.
Although Anxi has long been promoted to the Great Protectorate, and the area under its jurisdiction is the largest among the border towns, the position of Jiedushi is not very favourable. After most of the generals have made meritorious service in office, they seek to be transferred to Hexi, Longyou and other border towns.
So, is this why people often say that a remote place thousands of miles away is not as good as a rich town located within a hundred miles?
Tian Renwan probably had such thoughts. He must have gone to Prime Minister Li's Mansion for advice. All he had to do now was to make a great contribution to Anxi's post, and then either join the court as prime minister, or be transferred to him to control Jiedu.
It is much better to stay in Anxi.
Li Siye took his family and settled down in Qiuci City. Fumeng Lingcha used his power to arrange a house for him in the city. It had a strong Western style, a flat-roofed house made of chiseled stone and white clay. The main house
It has two floors, with thick round arches on the top. The porch and columns are made of chiseled stones. Thorny willows and Elaeagnus trees are planted in the yard.
This is the advantage of being a member of the public family. Except for the wife who does not care about the distribution, the rest is distributed by the Duhufu. In addition to the lumi salary, there is also a small share of the fruits and wines produced in Anxi, and there is also charcoal in winter.
Li Meier carried a baggage that was half the size of her own body and held on to the courtyard door to enter. She looked at the new house curiously with her watery eyes wide open. Her palms touched the earthen wall beside the door, and a layer of white soil fell.
Aunt Wu followed up from behind, took away the bundle in her hand, and shouted repeatedly: "Hey, little lady, you don't dare to lift such a heavy thing, you have to grow taller."
The Twelfth Mother walked in with the package in her arms, stood under the thorn willow tree and looked up into the distance. She then took off her hat and veil, and said naturally: "This will be our home from now on."
Mrs. Chen glanced at her with a strange look on her face and muttered but said nothing. Maybe she was intimidated by her thick skin.
"This house is far worse than our house in Chang'an." It took a long time for Miss Li Meier to say this sentence.
"It must be a different style." Li Siye crossed his arms and said with a smile: "This kind of flat-roofed house and dome house are rare in Chang'an City. You can only see them in Huaiyuanfang. I heard that there are many dignitaries in Chang'an.
We have all built dome houses at home, which are warm in winter and cool in summer. Now we have started to allocate rooms. You can choose where you want to live. If there is not enough room, I will buy the yard next door."
He walked under the thorn willow tree, pointed to the ground and said: "Place a beech bed here, put a four-legged table next to it, and put fruits on it. You can also watch the stars and cool down under the tree at night in summer."
"Okay." Li Meier pouted and nodded, reluctantly accepting the new home.
The two old maids have already begun to work, shouting and making arrangements: "Alang, Meier, and that... madam, put all the packages outside first, and wait until we clean up the house before moving in!"
Mrs. Chen carried the wooden bucket to the well in the yard. She immediately held her forehead and leaned softly on the windlass: "Oh, this well is so deep."
Li Siye quickly went over to help her up, probably because of his fear of heights. He lowered his head and looked into the depths of the well. It was indeed deep enough, it was estimated to be more than fifty feet. The ropes coiled around the windlass were densely wound around and around.
"I'll carry the water, but don't go near the well."
Twelve Niang went to find a wooden basin by herself, soaked a piece of wool skin in the water, and headed towards the bottom floor of the main house.
Li Siye raised his head and glanced at her, but said nothing. Two maids whispered beside him: "This is how she considers herself the mistress of the family."
Yan Xiaosi led the horses and carriages into the stables in the backyard. Li Siye waved to him: "Xiao Si, don't be busy. You have a good rest. Tomorrow I will set off to Dialong City to discuss the affairs of the Eighth Regiment.
Hand over."
He then turned to the two old maids and said: "Aunt Wu, Mrs. Chen, please stop being busy and come with me to the Qiuci market in the afternoon to buy some spare things for home. Uh, Twelve Niangs and Mei'er are also going.
Go to the slave market with my brother to buy a few slaves for your use, which will also save Aunt Wu and Mrs. Chen a lot of work."
When he said this, he felt a faint sense of guilt and shame in his heart. He had been assimilated by the feudal lords and had begun to become a domineering ruling class. If he put a small round hat on his head and put on a handover Hu uniform,
That's right, Mr. Bai.
The two old maids waved their hands and said with a smile: "It's okay, we can do all the work at home... But wealthy families like to buy a lot of maids, so that they can be used easily and elegantly."
…
The slave market in Qiuci was noisy, with barbarians speaking various languages making a fuss. From time to time, someone stretched out their fingers to make gestures, and two experts held hands under their sleeves to negotiate prices.
Li Siye believed that in a place like this, someone should be found who knew the business, otherwise it would be easy for the shrewd and cunning Sogdians to take advantage of him.
He found Suhrabu, a big cotton merchant in the Kucha market. They had had business cooperation in the past, and Suhrab is still selling cotton quilts for Congling Shouqu on consignment.
"The water in this slave market is indeed very deep. General Li, you have found the right person in me. I usually go to the slave market often, and when I find someone attractive, I buy it back. To tell you the truth, I have beautiful women in my family.
There are more than a hundred maids, so why do you need to buy them in the human market? Su He, I beat my chest and make the decision! Come to my house and choose a few, just choose the most beautiful one. I have not only Kunlun slave girls, but also Persian girls, most of them
There are cannibals, even blond and blue-eyed beauties brought from the West by slave traders."
Before Su He finished speaking, he felt a chill on the back of his head. He quietly turned around and saw a woman carrying two swords among Li Canjun's family members. She wore a veil on her face and stared at him coldly with a pair of beautiful eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes.
"Oh, General Li is on an expedition all the year round, and the ladies at home cannot be left without someone to take care of them. When I choose it later, please ask the two ladies to take a few more looks. As long as you are satisfied, I will buy it. If you are not satisfied,
We won’t buy it.”
The hostile eyes finally disappeared. Su He wiped his forehead quietly, bent down at the corner of the road and extended his hand to invite: "In the thatched hall over there, the best slaves are trading there. General Li, please, Madam first."
He waited for the cold-faced beauty wearing a gauze to pass in front of him, and then straightened up slightly.
"Huh," Su He breathed a long sigh of relief and scolded himself: "I have fooled women all my life, how can I be so careless without such a little discernment?"