Li Longji did not react much. He accepted tribute every year and had long lost his immunity to these things. Yang Yuhuan also felt that it was not important. He had long heard that Anxi, where Li Siye stayed, was barren and cold. He had limited financial resources and could not afford such things.
Some gifts are also normal.
Li Siye first opened the box, which contained dipterocarps as white as petals. He introduced loudly: "This is the secret product of Tianzhu, dipterocarps. It can refresh the mind and relieve the heart and lungs. It is the four towns of Anxi
The military envoy Gao Xianzhi sent someone to buy it from Tianzhu, but he couldn't get away himself, so he asked his ministers to come and honor the empress."
"Oh," Li Longji said with a smile: "This year, the Po Li Kingdom came to pay tribute and gave me some of their country's specialties, including this dipterocarp, which has its own fragrance within ten steps. Gao Xianzhi is really interested.
ah."
Yang Yuhuan just pursed his lips and smiled, noncommittal.
Generally speaking, the dipterocarps sent by the kingdom as tribute are the best among all the camphor trees, and their quality and color are much better than those sent by Gao Xianzhi. For a woman with a refined life like Yang Guifei, it is natural to use it.
The best things, the things Gao Xianzhi gave, should only be used to reward ministers and relatives.
She held her right cheek and asked: "Li Siye, what is the gift you gave me?"
Li Siye crossed his hands and said, "Please wait a moment, I will open it right now."
He personally untied the heavy objects that the two eunuchs were carrying pantingly - the sheep's felt that was tied together, and it turned out to be pieces of wood parts. Xuanzong raised his eyebrows slightly. He was getting older and was not interested in such inexplicable things.
On the contrary, it increases the interest of inquiry.
He squatted on the ground and turned around with his hands crossed: "In order to prevent the wood from wearing out on the way to the capital, I specially unpacked it and asked the empress to wait for a moment while I assemble them now."
He lay down on the ground and began to assemble. These unpacked parts were all of mortise and tenon structure. He only had to insert the concave and convex parts according to the drawing, and then nailed the wooden dowels to make it completely closed. Anyway, in the eyes of everyone
, Li Siye took a wooden hammer and hammered and assembled all the wooden parts into a beautiful and comfortable couch.
The couches of the Tang Dynasty were not equivalent to today's beds, but were more often used as seats and bedding during the day. Even the emperor's concubines were not willing to leave the ground, so they only used thick white wool felts covered with silk mattresses and quilts.
The wooden couch in front of me has a backrest and is longer than a woman's height. It is very close to a sofa, but it does not have the cushions made of a sofa.
Li Siye bowed and crossed his hands and said: "This is the imperial concubine's couch that I specially asked a businessman from Tianzhu to bring back sandalwood, and personally designed and ordered it to be built. It is a century-old sandalwood, with a refreshing fragrance that lasts for a long time. The center of the couch board is hollow.
, it is filled with frankincense particles that I sent people to buy from Dashi for a large sum of money. The flavors of the two incense are mixed together, making it pleasant and pleasant. It can last for hundreds of years and the fragrance will not stop."
"Really?" Yang Yuhuan suddenly sat upright, straightened his waist, smiled at the corner of his eyes and held his hands up to get up, eager to try this fragrant couch.
Li Siye immediately bowed and crossed his hands: "I would like to ask the noble concubine to try sitting down."
Yang Yuhuan slowly walked down the hall, dragging her crimson flower and bird skirt, and stood in front of the couch made of sandalwood and smelled it. The sweet smell slowly spread in the air, giving people a sense of peace. This is sandalwood.
Fragrance has a unique effect of calming the mind. There is another smell in it, which is fresh and elegant. It can also calm people's nerves. When you smell it, your soul seems to be floating upward. This is the unique fragrance of frankincense.
Not to mention Yang Yuhuan who was standing in front of the couch, the other three people behind the hall also vaguely smelled the fragrance. It was light and refreshing, and elusive. But the more it happened, the more they twitched their noses to search for such a fragrance.
A woman like this shouldn’t make people fascinated?
Yang Zhao twitched his nose twice, and was about to close his eyes in intoxication, but suddenly opened them again.
He thought about the specialties from Sichuan he had brought, but none of them seemed to be able to compete with this fragrant couch. He couldn't help arching his nose and cursing secretly: "I'm an immortal like you, Li Siye, I'm the finale, I'm the finale, and you actually
The axis that is pressing me down.”
"Qiu Zhang Jianqiong, you stingy man, look at all the stuff you prepared, and you can actually let a poor fourth-grade town envoy kill you."
Yang Zhao had all kinds of grievances piling up in his heart, but a knowing fake smile appeared on his face, just like a collapsed student standing on the talent show stage who was criticized by the instructor and still kept smiling.
Yang Yuhuan sat down on the bed, and the fresh fragrance enveloped her. This was the smell that truly belonged to her. She looked back at the saint and said with a smile: "Sanlang, you come here too, come on."
Come on, this sound was really deep in the bones, making Li Siye standing next to him feel his heart trembling when he heard it. If the so-called beauty and slim waist of the country are not enough to impress people, but the lethality of this voice actor is more than enough.
It is enough to kill ambition, no wonder the emperor called it the Jie Yuhua.
Just having a vase-like concubine is not enough. Her every move, every frown and every smile depicts the color of her own soul. The beauty exuding from her temperament is enough to make people intoxicated.
Li Longji came to the couch step by step. Yang Yuhuan raised his head and held his hand. The emperor raised his head and sniffed, and then said lightly: "It's really good. Only this kind of smell can be worthy of you."
Yang Yuhuan let out a coquettish laugh. She stretched out her hand to pull the emperor, and the two sat side by side on the couch. Her bun was tilted towards her man and she leaned on his shoulder, showing the posture of a little daughter.
There was something in Li Siye's heart that he didn't know whether to admit or not. He had never been fed food and grass that showed affection at such a close distance, but he had to endure it no matter how uncomfortable he felt. His own gift was coming soon.
The saint straightened his shoulders as if he was enjoying it, looked up at Li Siye and asked, "Li Siye, this gift is indeed practical and precious. Tell me, what do you want?"
Li Siye was surprised. Is it so straightforward, without any modification? Or is it that the emperor likes ministers who reveal their true feelings directly in front of him. Those so-called loyal ministers don't want anything, but they keep pushing forward.
Who makes him feel most upset and bored?
His answer is a multiple-choice question about his future. Does the emperor like loyalty that seems hypocritical on the surface, or does he like straightforwardness?
Li Siye decided to make a small bet. Five to five points was worth it. He immediately knelt down on one knee and crossed his hands and said: "Sage, Siye has been making great contributions in Qixi for nine years. He leads the way in war and is loved by the people when he governs the place.
…willing to take on a heavier burden.”
The emperor thought for a moment and asked, "What was your previous official position?"
"Reporting to the saint, he will be promoted to the captain of the light chariot at the eighth rank, and will be promoted to the loyal general Zhongwu. His official position will be the envoy of the two towns of Shule and Khotan."
Li Longji knitted his brows and thought deeply, then said: "Both honorary and casual officials are not low-ranking. Your household registration is in Gaoling, Jingzhao Prefecture. Then I will make you the son of Gaoling County, with a settlement of 500 households, and eight good fields of permanent industry."
One hundred acres. The official will let you concurrently serve as the deputy governor of Anxi and continue to serve as the envoy of Shule and Khotan."
Yang Zhao, who was standing not far away, took in a breath, which almost chilled the air in the hall. The emperor looked up following the sound and was so frightened that he quickly covered his mouth.
Li Siye bowed down and bowed, crossed his hands and said, "Thank you, saint, for your gift."
The third rank is a pass, no, it should be a pass. Li Siye has been stuck at this pass for a long time. The emperor would rather give him a title of Yongye Field, but he is still cautious and cautious on the issue of the fourth rank to the third rank.
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Is he still not qualified to wear that purple robe? In other words, is this purple robe so difficult to wear?
As long as he reaches the third rank, he will be qualified to compete for the governorship of Kucha and start competing for the position of Jiedushi. Or should we say that this process needs to be completed in one go.
He slowly retreated to his position and immediately received the gazes of the other three. Li Siye himself was not satisfied with the status quo, but this status quo was already a storm for the other two. They had never heard of it.
I have never seen anyone promoted to a noble title by giving gifts. Li Siye did what he wanted and made a lot of money!
The emperor squinted his eyes, raised his hand and pointed at An Sishun, and then at An Qingxu: "An Sishun is now the envoy of the Great Dou Army, and I will promote you from a casual official to a strong military general. An Qingxu, I will make you the governor of Guangyang."
The two of them quickly kowtowed in thanks.
He finally noticed Yang Zhao standing among them and asked: "There are still Jiannan's gifts that have not been introduced. Who is this person...?"
Yang Yuhuan secretly whispered in his ear, and the emperor smiled and said: "It turns out that he is Yuhuan's distant cousin, and he can also be regarded as the uncle of the state. Please present Qiu Zhang Jianqiong's gift."