Li Siye only brought Yan Xiaosi and four soldiers with him to Beijing this time, each riding four horses and a camel to carry gifts. They traveled for ten days and came to Qiuci to meet Gao Xianzhi and received the gift from him.
The gift the other party wants to give.
This is a box made of mahogany. When you open the upper horizontal panel, you can see that there is white borneol incense like snowflakes inside. It smells fragrant and refreshing. It seems that Gao Xianzhi is also good at giving gifts.
After a lot of effort, the world has really changed.
Li Siye crossed his hands towards Gao Xianzhi: "Please rest assured, I will personally present it to the imperial concubine."
Gao Xianzhi nodded, smiled, and warned, "Come back early."
They said goodbye in front of the city gate, and Li Siye led the team away from Qiuci and headed for the dry Gobi Desert. This was the first time he left the Western Regions for Chang'an, because every time he traveled far, there would be problems after entering Chang'an.
It is more or less necessary to keep him away from the dangers of attention.
This imperial capital brings him new experiences and crises almost every time. Sometimes, in his eyes, it is even more dangerous than the battlefield. The swords and shadows on the battlefield are all in the open, but the dangers in Chang'an City are hidden in her graceful heart.
The splendor is hidden in her water-like tenderness.
The team traveled for more than ten days and met with Fumeng Lingcha in Liangzhou. To his surprise, Fumeng Zhongcheng was not prepared to go to Beijing this time and sent An Sishun and Li Siye to join the army.
Go.
This An Sishun was also a Hu, and he was somewhat related to An Lushan. His uncle was An Lushan's stepfather.
When Li Siye first set out on the road, he was quite wary of An Sishun. Even though this person did not have the attributes of An Lushan's great evil, he still had small evils that were very shrewd and thoughtful. However, these trivial evils had long been eliminated by him.
Covered by enthusiasm and openness.
The Sogdians are used to traveling all over the country. They are very good at winning over people's hearts and can quickly get along with middle and lower-level officers. Compared with the Central Plains people who combine restraint and boldness, they are only bold and bold.
The Sogdian people of this era had their own unique character. Both men and women were bold and lively, good at singing and dancing. Kangju women could flirt with pleasant guests without hesitation when dancing the Hu Xuan Dance, while men were good at comedy to make people laugh.
An Lushan is a master of middle school. How can a person who catches the laughter of others not be likeable? This kind of optimistic and familiar character is quite similar to the Northeastern people of later generations.
Without further ado, Li Siye and An Sishun set off on the road together, and the two of them headed south along the inn. There might be scenic spots along the way, and both of them had to take the time to visit them. Sometimes the itinerary was occupied by lingering, so they had to hurry up and move quickly.
They stopped at the Maijishan Grottoes and walked into the caves painted with murals. In the caves, craftsmen were continuing unfinished paintings. An Sishun stepped in, looked up and admired them carefully, and was full of praise for the skills of these painters.
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The clothes of the goddess on the mural were flying, and she was dancing gracefully. She was holding a flower basket in her hand and scattering flowers on the ground. While An Sishun was praising her, he even imitated the twisting posture of the goddess in the mural and tried to figure out how to dance and twist.
There is a certain charm in it, although there is no physical resemblance, there is also a certain spiritual resemblance, which makes people laugh.
Several painters around him stopped and looked at him and chuckled. Several guards behind him stood with solemn faces. Maybe they were already used to the Shangguan's temperament. But Li Siye was greatly surprised. This was a dignified person.
The military envoy is already a dignified fourth-grade official, how can he be so casual?
Most Han people are influenced by Confucianism and Zhou rites. They pay attention to emotions and etiquette. They should not be unrestrained and should be restrained. People who grow up in this situation are molded into a template and do not have the nature of the Sogdians.
Hysterical and lively. Not to mention the ancients, even a modern person would find it impossible to let go in such an occasion.
An Sishun did not deliberately act weird. With his status, he did not need to please anyone. This was just the instinctive reaction of a dance fanatic. Tang Xuanzong liked music, dance and songs, and the people below him naturally had to maintain the same hobbies as the leader. Tang Jun
There are naturally many masters of dance in the dance. An Lushan is good at Hu Xuan, and An Sishun is good at Hu Teng. His two short legs are up and down, like a war horse galloping on the grassland.
"Ahem, General An, it's time to hit the road."
An Sishun paused in this crazy dance, nodded, and left the grotto with everyone to return to the foot of the mountain. He still raised his head to think about it while walking, and twisted from time to time while walking, recalling the essence of what he just said.
Li Siye greatly admired his professionalism and felt that without a good dance, it would be difficult to integrate into the circle of the upper class nobles of the Tang Empire.
He remembered that when he was in the original world, he also liked to dance. He could do square dance, Russian dance, and ghost dance. Jackson's break dance could only be roughly imitated. But he didn't know what the appreciation level of the Chinese people would be able to accept. Square dance is in
Technically it's too simple, and it's difficult to find beauty without a soundtrack. The break dance is too ahead of its time. The crotch touching action alone is sexually suggestive and could easily lead to beheading. However, judging from the speed of Hu Xuan Dance and Hu Teng Dance
In terms of rhythm, Russian dance and ghost step dance are similar to it, but the spirituality of their legs in beating is far better than that of Hu Xuan and Hu Teng.
He had to pick up the dance skills. Why didn't he realize this before? Maybe only by reaching artistic convergence with the emperor could he catch up with An Lushan's promotion.
Anyway, there was a ready-made role model around him. When An Sishun twisted his waist, he kicked his legs back and forth a few times, startling Yan Xiaosi behind him. Although General Li usually spoke in a somewhat out-of-the-way style,
, which makes people feel very open, but I have never done such an abnormal behavior. Is dancing also contagious?
An Sishun also turned to look at Li Siye and asked in surprise: "What kind of dance is this?"
"I don't know, I learned it from a Fu Fu man."
He was in the Western Regions, so he could completely blame the Westerners. Even if the dance did not meet the aesthetic standards of the Tang Dynasty, he would not be punished. He thought that with the acceptance ability of the Tang people, he might be able to find beauty in it.
"Not bad, not bad. My feet are kicking very hard. You can teach me some other time."
An Sishun seemed to feel that there was something interesting in this dance, but it was just a polite way of communicating. He could not discover the difference and essence by just jumping around a few times.
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At the end of September of the fourth year of Tianbao, Li Siye and An Sishun entered Chang'an. After entering the city, they went their separate ways and temporarily stationed in Anxiliu's backyard and Hexiliu's backyard respectively.
The day after he entered the backyard, he settled his entourage and went directly to the mansion of the Yang sisters in Xinghuafang with a bag of frankincense to pay a visit.
When he came to the door of Yang's house in Xinghuafang, he saw two warehouse trucks parked outside the door. The goods on the cars were covered with Gebu. Just out of curiosity, he lifted a corner of Gebu and took a look. It seemed that
Rolls of Shu embroidery and brocade, as well as items sealed in wooden boxes.
A man in brocade, wearing a dark green robe, smiled and arched his hand towards him: "Your Majesty, please don't move other people's things. Be careful, you may cause misunderstandings."
Li Siye crossed his hands and apologized: "I'm sorry, I thought they were merchants from out of town. I'm so happy that I want to buy some back."
The man gave him a slightly dissatisfied look, pointed at the goods on the car and said: "These things are not for sale, but are gifts from Jiannan Jiedushi. If anyone doesn't know the details and takes one,
, it will only bring disaster to yourself."
Li Siye felt that this person's tone of voice was a bit loud, so he couldn't help but inquire about his identity, so he raised his hand and asked, "I don't know your name."
After the other party returned the courtesy, he replied: "I am a native of Sichuan, Yang Zhao. I don't know your high surname."
Li Siye frowned, then relaxed slightly and said, "I am Li Siye."