Chapter 333: The Initiator (End of the Volume)
After serving Li Yuan for lunch, Li Yourong was a little speechless and stopped. Li Yuan was drinking tea, and Yu Guang caught a glimpse of her appearance, and asked with a smile, "Something?" ”
Li Yourong told her about Li Shimin's inform, and said: "Grandpa Huang, my uncle treats me like his own child, he came to Chang'an this time, I want to repay his kindness - I want to use some money in the account to buy some things for my uncle." ”
Li Yuan laughed and said, "What should I do, money matters, you don't have to ask me." You have the final say in heaven and earth, and you can just go to the account to get the expenses yourself. Besides, this is filial piety, which is understandable. Now that your parents are gone, and your uncle has taken care of you for so many years, it is only natural that you should be filial to him. Go, don't be stingy with money, pick good things to buy, pick things that are not available in the Turkic side to buy, and let your uncle see my Datang products. ”
"Thank you, Grandpa." Li Yourong laughed, gave a salute obediently, and turned around and went out.
Li Yuan looked at her happy appearance, and his heart was also happy. picked up the teacup and took another sip, called Xiao Chen's father-in-law over, and asked him to accompany him to lower the military flag.
Li Yourong took fifty taels of silver from the account and rode to Xishi. Although the goods in the Eastern Market were better and more expensive, they did not necessarily suit the tastes of the Turks. Although the goods in the West Market are rougher, they are more in line with the aesthetics of the Turks.
When she arrived at the gate of the East Market, Li Yourong got out of the carriage and asked the groom to wait, and she entered the West Market by herself. There is no shortage of coolies in the West Market to help carry things, as long as you give a small amount of money, thirty or fifty yuan, you can help deliver things to the car.
Li Yourong has rarely gone out since he lived in heaven and earth. Occasionally, it's also for shopping. This time it was to buy something for her uncle, and unlike shopping, she didn't have much experience and walked around aimlessly.
Stopping and going, I came to a shop. Standing at the door, you can smell the aroma of barbecue. For Turkic people like Li Yourong, barbecue is something they are all too familiar with, and when they smell it, they know whether this barbecue is delicious or not. This shop happens to be a pure grassland taste.
As if attracted by the fragrance, Li Yourong stepped in. The shop was newly opened, a little deserted, and there were no people. There are only two big beards, and they look a little vicious. Seeing Li Yourong coming in, the two of them didn't look at her, but looked behind him. If Li Mu was here, he would definitely recognize that these two bearded men were the two bearded men he sent to the Chang'an County Ya that day, and he took away their benzoin fennel and gave them a comparison of money as compensation, so that they could find a way to survive again. Unexpectedly, the two brothers used the money to buy a shop in the West Market and started a barbecue business.
Unfortunately, the two of them couldn't speak Chinese, so business was still not good.
"Why are you here, do you have a tail behind you? (Turkic)"
"No, I'm very careful, where is my stepfather? (Turkic)"
"What's the matter with you? The leader is not in Chang'an, he said, you can't meet casually, tell me. (Turkic)"
Li Yourong hesitated for a moment and said: "The Tang Emperor wants to canonize Tuli, and Tuli will come to Chang'an soon, and my identity will soon be exposed." Please let your stepfather know about this news quickly. (Turkic)"
"Okay, we'll let the leader know as soon as possible. Go back and don't be suspicious. (Turkic)"
Li Yourong nodded, and was about to turn around and leave, when suddenly a familiar and annoying voice came from behind her: "Oops? I thought I was dazzled, why are you, what are you doing in West Market? ”
Li Yourong looked back, and sure enough, it was Li Mu. She steadied herself and said calmly: "I'm here to buy a gift for my uncle, passing by here, seeing that this barbecue is the taste of the grassland, I want to buy some for the imperial grandfather to eat, what, can't it?" ”
"Who said no," Li Mu smiled and said, "Just ask, what are you nervous about?" Li Mu glanced inside the shop, saw the bearded two brothers, and said in surprise: "It's you, do you remember me?" You used the money I gave you to open a shop here, good mind! It's definitely going to make money! ”
The bearded two brothers hurriedly looked frightened, and took a step back in unison.
Li Mu laughed and said, "Don't worry, it was a misunderstanding last time, and I won't arrest you again." Li Mu said and said to Li Yourong: "You help me tell them that the last incident was a misunderstanding, let them do business well." ”
Li Yourong didn't speak, and looked at him indifferently.
Li Mu was bored with himself and said, "Can you be tired of translating?" I don't want to help with just that, bah! Li Mu pursed his lips, waved his hand at the store, and left with Dugu Jiu, he came to the West Market to discuss with Feng Si about something, and he didn't bother to talk to Li Yourong.
Seeing Li Mu walk away, Li Yourong let out a sigh. She didn't know what was wrong with her, and she always had a feeling of fear for Li Mu.
Li Yourong turned to look at the bearded brother and said, "Why did you get involved with him?" He is Li Mu, the Marquis of Zhulu, very smart and very dangerous, you stay away from him. ”
The bearded man said indifferently: "This matter has nothing to do with you, it was explained by the leader, you don't need to know." After speaking, he cut a leg of lamb from the barbecue grill, packed it, and handed it to Li Yourong.
"I see." Li Yourong didn't ask any more questions, took the leg of mutton, and turned to leave.
The bearded brothers glanced at each other, closed the shop in advance, and the two brothers locked the door and went straight to the west gate of Chang'an City. Out of the city gate, there was no one in the wilderness, and the two of them no longer hid, and ran wildly. After a short time, we arrived at a post station. There were horses they had deposited, and after drinking a sip of water and resting for a while, the two mounted their horses and headed west.
After two more hours, a huge camp could be seen in the distance, which was the Gaochang mission, which was about to arrive in Chang'an tomorrow. Originally, the mission was not so large, the periphery was full of caravans, this is a common phenomenon, from Chang'an to the west, bandits have been repeatedly banned, if the caravan travels alone, it is likely to be robbed. Therefore, it is often in groups, or as such, to follow the ranks of the government, or to make missions. Although there are some fees to pay, the loss is much smaller than being robbed.
The two of them galloped on horseback, naturally much faster than the mission. For the mission, it was a one-day trip, and the two of them rode horses, and it was only a few hours.
They came to the west side of the mission, where the caravans were stationed, and each caravan had its own mark on the outside of its tent, and the two quickly found a place. Before they could enter the tent, they heard the sound of coughing coming from inside, and the guards guarding the door of the tent recognized them and did not stop them, but let them in.
The two knelt down to the middle-aged man on the Hu bed: "Chief." (Turkic). ”
Seeing the two of them, the middle-aged man on the Hu bed endured his cough and said, "Why are you here?" Is something wrong? ”
"There is no mistake, the matter that the leader has given has been completed. The news of the Western Turks, the Tang Emperor already knew. There is also the matter of the eldest lady, as the leader thought, the eldest lady has already lived in the Zhulu Hou Mansion. We have come back this time because we have other news to inform the chief. (Turkic)"
With that, the bearded man stepped forward and whispered a few words in the middle-aged man's ear.
A cold light flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, waved his hand, and said, "I know, you go to rest first, and go with me tomorrow, I will deal with this matter." ”
The bearded brother knelt down again and saluted, then turned and walked out of the tent. As soon as they went out, the middle-aged man coughed again.
A shadow, like a ghost, floated into the tent, stood next to the middle-aged man with his hands tied, and waited until he finished coughing before he spoke: "Chief, are you okay?" ”
Although it is a word of concern, but when it is said by this person, there is no trace of emotion. He looked the same way, his face was pale, like a living corpse.
"Ahem!" The middle-aged man coughed again and said, "I can't die, I'm just sinned." I didn't expect that the punch from the bearded customer would make me suffer for so many years. ”
"The only person in the world who can withstand a punch from a bearded guest and not die is the only leader."
"Oh, it's like an honor!" The middle-aged man snorted coldly, coughed again, and it took a long time to stop, and he secretly said in his heart: "This time, I heard that Doctor Sun appeared in Chang'an, and I was expecting to ask for a pair of medicine to treat my internal injury, but I still missed it." Is this the day to kill me Zhang Xun? Scold! I don't believe in fate, even if I die, I can't die now, I have to toss, I want everyone in the world to remember my name, so that I don't come to the world in vain! ”
"Ghost, did you hear what Ah Da said?"
"I hear you."
"You go on a trip, no matter what method you use, you can't let Tuli go to Chang'an alive. For the sake of Naza's identity, I attacked a Tiele tribe, killed Tuli's sister and Li Jiancheng's daughter, and used the jade plate that I snatched from the bearded guest after abolishing half my life. Whoever spoils my business will die! ”
"Yes!" The ghost answered, and its figure flickered, disappearing silently as it had been when he came.
Zhang Xun coughed again, his voice became louder and louder, and the freshly boiled medicine was sent from outside, he drank it while it was hot, and it took a while to calm down, his eyelids gradually became heavy, and he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
In his daze, he had that dream again.
Lingzhou, a small inn. Zhang Xun learned that his cousin Zhang Zhongjian was entrusted to escort a child. At this time, there were anti-kings in the world, and he also had the ambition to participate in it, but helplessly, he had no food and grass, and he couldn't afford to raise soldiers. The child's parents were extraordinary, and that became his hope.
At that time, there was no Zhangjiazhai, and the horse bandits in Longyou were the most famous for 'a swarm of bees'.
Zhang Xun is one of the leaders of this swarm of bees in Lingzhou.
He tangled dozens of people and surrounded the inn, trying to snatch the child from the bearded guest. But he didn't expect that the bearded guest's martial arts far exceeded his imagination. Dozens of people couldn't help him, Zhang Xun and the bearded guest made a head-on move, but the flaw was revealed in three moves, and he was punched in the chest, and immediately vomited blood.
In a panic, he grabbed a handful, thinking that he had caught the child, but it was a burden.
In the baggage, in addition to a few children's clothes, there was only a jade plaque.
Zhang Xun woke up suddenly, he slowly opened his eyes, and muttered, "I don't know how that child is doing now......"