After meeting with Deputy Governor Guo Ziyi, Li Siye's fantasy about a legendary figure was shattered. Of course, his appearance matched the personality of a loyal minister, and at least he seemed more likable than Feng Changqing. But his knowledge and level were limited to
As for the military career, as for other aspects, he is quite sincere and studious. There must be shining points in his personal will and virtue. It is not convenient for him to evaluate. The other party's three views are very upright. Compared with the current feudal social atmosphere, he is like Li Siye.
On the contrary, he is a sycophant with incorrect outlook.
He ordered Guo Ziyi to stay temporarily to supervise the Beiting Protectorate, while he took only a dozen people with him and left Tingzhou for Anxi.
Ten days later, we first arrived at Yanqi Town, then at Wulei Jisi Prefecture, and fifteen days later we arrived at Qiuci.
After entering Qiuci City, Li Siye ordered his entourage to rest in the post, and only took Dao Rou and Yan Xiaosi with him to the Anxi Protectorate.
As soon as he stepped into the gate of the Governor's Mansion, he met Cheng Qianli, the deputy governor and deputy envoy of Jiedu. He came up to him with a trembling beard and a smiling face. He crossed his hands and congratulated: "I didn't know that Li Zhongcheng was coming. I didn't come far enough to greet him. Please forgive me."
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Li Siye felt that there was a bit of irony in these words, so he raised his hand and said: "Deputy Ambassador Cheng, this is Anxi, and my position in Anxi is Deputy Governor."
"Ha, it doesn't matter what you call him. Cheng Qianli wants to congratulate Li Zhongcheng."
Since the other party didn't change his words, he didn't care too much. He just raised his hand and asked, "Is the high school prime minister in the mansion?"
"Yes, I just came out of his study."
"Then I will go and see the high school prime minister first, and we will discuss it in detail later when we have the opportunity."
"Okay, please."
He went straight to the inner courtyard of the Protectorate. Gao Xianzhi's personal commander was no longer Bai Xiaode, and had been promoted to someone unknown.
Li Siye explained his purpose of coming, and the captain ran in personally to inform him, and then ran out to invite him in.
Gao Xianzhi personally stood on the steps of the main hall to greet you, clearly showing a sense of politeness and alienation: "Why didn't Li Zhongcheng inform me in advance of his visit, so that I could take someone to greet you at the city gate in person?"
Yes, the sarcasm in this person's words is even stronger. If he couldn't hear it, he would really be in trouble.
He crossed his hands to Gao Xianzhi according to the etiquette of his subordinates and said: "Master Gao, if we were in Beiting, I would naturally meet with you with the courtesy of rank, but this is Anxi, and I still serve as the deputy governor of Anxi, so my subordinate Li Siye came here to ask for an audience.
Zhongcheng."
Gao Xianzhi was not used to it. He held his forehead and smiled and said: "I forgot about this matter. Siye, you and I used to be as close as brothers. Why bother to insist on titles with official ranks? Please come inside."
He invited Li Siye into the study. Gao Xianzhi sat cross-legged at the main seat, and Li Siye sat at the side, just like before, but now their relationship has undergone subtle changes.
Gao Xianzhi ordered his maid to offer boiled tea. He also picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. He asked casually: "Siye, you have just been appointed as the governor of Beiting. You have not yet sat on the hot seat and you have come back to Anxi. You must have
There must be something going on."
Li Siye put down his tea cup and crossed his hands and said: "Although Anxi and Beiting are separated into two prefectures, they are both one. The affairs of Anxi are the affairs of Beiting, and the affairs of Beiting are also the affairs of Anxi."
Gao nodded in approval: "That's good, what next?"
Li Siye laughed dumbly: "I can't hide anything from Zhongcheng. I came here this time to ask Zhongcheng to transfer two people, Feng Changqing and Duan Xiushi."
Gao Xianzhi's smile looked a little unnatural. He rubbed his knees with his crotchless robe and said: "Duan Xiu has been appointed as the deputy envoy of the Shule Army. I can transfer him to you, but Feng Changqing, he is now
As the envoy of Khotan, I may not agree to go with you."
Li Siye secretly thought, it's not that he disagreed with the past, it's that you refused to let him go. When Feng Changqing was working as a servant in Fumeng Lingcha's house, he asked Gao Xianzhi many times to be his follower, and Li Siye took a piece of it from him.
Hu was the reason why he failed to achieve his goal. But talented people are like awls, they can stand out as long as they have a chance to show their faces. Before the expedition to Xiaobolu, Feng Changqing drew a topographic map of the Congling area and gave it to the expeditionary force.
The march route provided a basis, and his performance in subsequent battles was remarkable, and Gao Xianzhi finally realized Feng Changqing's talent.
At present, Gao Xianzhi refused to let him go, and it was Li Siye who personally promoted Feng Changqing, who made Gao Xianzhi realize his talents. It was like a child he raised suddenly went to recognize someone else as his biological father, and he felt very uncomfortable.
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But looking at Gao Xianzhi's current attitude, he was determined not to let Feng Changqing go with him. It would be better to change his goal and take the opportunity to raise more conditions to make up for his losses.
"But I am very short of such manpower right now. There are so many talents in the four towns of Anxi in Zhongcheng. Are you still unwilling to give me Feng Changqing?"
Gao Xianzhi's expression was firm and unyielding: "No, anyone else can give it to you, except Feng Changqing."
"In that case, I want two more people, Tian Zhen and Bai Xiaode."
"Hiss," Gao Xianzhi took a breath, thinking that Li Siye was really discerning. Tian Zhen and Bai Xiaode were both rare and brave generals in the Anxi army. He was really unwilling to let them go, but compared to Feng Chang, they
In the Qing Dynasty, you can't have both fish and bear's paws. Of course, you have to give up the fish and seek higher-value bear's paws.
"Okay, I'll give you these two people." Gao Xianzhi reluctantly agreed, stroking his beard.
Li Siye's goal had been achieved, so it was time to say goodbye and leave. He crossed his hands and said to Gao Xianzhi: "Prime Minister Gao, I'll take my leave first."
"Well, I wanted to keep you here so we could have a few drinks together at night, but things are complicated in Anxi Mansion, so we can only wait until the next day to get together again."
Gao Xianzhi's words may be true, or they may not be sincere. In short, there is some kind of estrangement between the two. Maybe this estrangement arose when Li Siye used the Yang family's back door, or maybe it arose when Li Siye danced a weird dance in the calyx building.
.In short, Gao Xianzhi discovered the differences between them, and the like-mindedness in the past was just an illusion.
After Li Siye bid farewell to Gao Xianzhi, he walked out of the Anxi Protectorate. He did not choose to alarm the other officials in the Anxi Protectorate. He only went to the Military Affairs Office to submit the three people's confession documents.
Bai Xiaode is currently the executive officer of the Jiedushi and also the custody officer of the Qiucifan camp, Tian Zhen is the custody officer of the Shule cavalry camp, and Duan Xiushi is the deputy military envoy of the Shule army. After he promoted them to Beiting, of course they had to be promoted one level.
This is the custom in official circles, and the three of them are destined to be his confidants.
He first went to the Tibetan camp to find Bai Xiaode. Like the god of fate who favors lucky people, he stood in front of Bai Xiaode with his hands on his belly and said sincerely: "Come with me to Beiting. I have already made an arrangement for you with Gao Xianzhi.
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Can Bai Xiaode refuse? The fact that Li Siye came to him in person is enough to show how much he is valued. He was previously a personal soldier of Fumeng Lingcha, although Gao Xianzhi was impartial in his meritorious performance and promoted him to the position of custody officer of the Tibetan camp.
But it is impossible for Gao Xianzhi to value him, let alone to compare with Li Siye's. Although Bai Xiaode is a descendant of the Qiuci royal family, he has self-identified with the Confucian values of the Han people. The humanistic spirit behind the sentence
Make him feel super hot.
After Li Siye obtained Bai Xiaode, he continued to travel westward and returned to Shule Town, the node in his life journey, twenty days later.
The current envoy of Shule Town is Zhao Chongxun. Since Li Siye's family still lives in the envoy's mansion, he has to work in the deputy military envoy's mansion.
It was already dark when Li Siye returned to Shule Town. Without disturbing anyone, they went straight to the door of the town envoy's residence and gently knocked on the side door.
The doorman opened the door lazily, yawned and asked, "Who is it?"
"I."
The doorman's eyes suddenly widened, and he said in surprise: "Ah, Alang."
Li Siye was filled with emotions, but he just asked: "Is everything okay at home?"
The servant nodded repeatedly, then suddenly remembered something and said excitedly: "Alang, the young master has been born for more than a month! Miss Meier and Aunt Wu wanted to hold a full moon banquet for the child. But the lady asked them to wait, saying that they were waiting for Alang.
Come back and ask his biological father to personally organize a full moon banquet for the child. Thank God, you are finally back."
At this moment, he finally understood what Gao Xianzhi said. After returning from war again and again, the child had grown up before he knew it. During the period from Twelfth Mother's pregnancy to the birth, he failed to fulfill his duty as a husband, and he felt sad and guilty.